Ubuhlakani 

Nsuku zonke, senza izinqumo ezakha indaba yethu yokuphila. Impilo yakho ibizobukeka kanjani uma ubungungoti ekwenzeni lezo zinqumo? KuDivine Direction Bible Plan, umbhali othengisa kakhulu weNew York Times noMfundisi Omkhulu weLife.Church, uCraig Groeschel, ukukhuthaza ngemigomo eyisikhombisa encwadini yakhe ethi Divine Direction ukukusiza uthole ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu ngezinqumo zakho zansuku zonke. Thola ukuqondiswa okungokomoya okudingayo ukuze uphile indaba ehlonipha uNkulunkulu ongathanda ukuyitshela.

Isiqondiso Saphezulu

Emhlabeni, oguquguqukayo ngokushesha futhi ngamandla nezinselelo, sidinga ukuhlakanipha ukuze siphile. Umphakathi wethu usidonsa usiphushele ezinhlangothini ezahlukene, kanti kule nxushunxushu sidinga ikhampasi yengqondo ukuze isiqondise endleleni efanele. Sidinga ukuhlakanipha ukuze siphile kahle. Lolu hlelo lwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa, olusekelwe ikakhulukazi kuzAga, luhlola lesi sihloko njengoba sethulwe nguSolomoni.

Ukuhlakanipha Kokuphila Okulungile

Ukulingwa kuza ngezindlela eziningi kakhulu. Futhi kulula ukuzithethelela izinqumo zethu futhi siziphendulele. Loluhlelo lwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa (7) lubonisa ukuthi ungakwazi ukunqoba isilingo, ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu. Thatha isikhathi sokuthulisa ingqondo yakho, vumela uNkulunkulu akhulume empilweni yakho, uzothola amandla okunqoba izilingo ezinkulu kakhulu.

Isivivinyo

Sonke siyazi ukuthi injongo yethu ekuphileni ayigoqiwe ekuqongeleleni izinto, ingcebo, amandla, nodumo—uJesu ukucacisile lokho—kodwa umphakathi usitshela okuhlukile. Ukuhlanza KobuKristu kuzama ukunqamula ekucabangeni kwethu kanye namanga omphakathi mayelana nokuthi impilo kufanele ibukeke kanjani futhi imema abafundi empilweni uJesu asibizela yona ukuba siyiphile: impilo ephilwa ngamabomu, engenayo imfuhlumfuhlu enyameni, engokomoya, nengokomzwelo. 

Ukuhlanza kobuKristu: Izinyathelo Ezilula Zokuphila Okuchichimayo

Amazwi anamandla. Agasichoboza abuye asiphakamise. Ayalimaza futhi ayapholisa. Amazwi afanele ngesikhathi esifanele angaba yilokhu esidinga ukukuzwa—noma lokho okudinga sikusho. Khuluma nabantu abane abafana nawe abathola amagama alungile kuloluhlelo leBhayibheli Life.Church ehambisana nezifundiso ezilandelanayo zikaPastor Craig Groeschel, ezithi Umlomo Wami Omkhulu.

Umlomo Wami Omkhulu Okhuluphele

Ngakholelwa emangeni iminyaka eminingi. Lawa manga avame kakhulu emibuthanweni yobuKristu. Ngangikholelwa ku-dichotomy engcwele yezwe. Futhi kwangibuyisela emuva. Hlanganyela nami ukuze uhlole ukuthi uNkulunkulu ufuna ukusinika kanjani amandla angaphezu kwawemvelo ukuze silethe iZulu eMhlabeni futhi siphumelele ebhizinisini nasempilweni. Sinamathuba amaningi okuba nethonya emhlabeni kuneningi ‘lezikhonzi zesikhathi esigcwele,’ futhi lolu hlelo lweBhayibheli luzokubonisa ukuthi kwenzeka kanjani! 

Ukwenza Umsebenzi ngaphezu Kokwemvelo

Ukukhulisa ubuholi bethu kubalulekile namuhla. Kumele sandise, siqhakambise, sengeze futhi sikhulise ukuhlakanipha kobuholi bethu ukuqondisa indawo yethu eguquguqukayo. Ubuchwepheshe obuguquka ngokushesha, ukushintsha umsebenzi/imithelela yenqubo yeqembu, futhi nokushintsha kwezomnotho kungezinye izinkinga esihlangabezana nazo. Kepha ungacabangi ukuthi ukukhulisa ubuholi bethu kwenzelwa nje indawo yemsebenzi. Kumele sikhulise ukuqondisa amakhaya ethu futhi nasebudlelwaneni bethu. Jula namuhla ukuzuza ulwazi olufanelekile lokuhola.

Ukukhulisa Ubuholi ngokuhlakanipha kweBhayibheli

Lolu hlelo lokufunda lwezinsuku ezine luhlola incwadi kaPawulu eya kwabaseKolose, lapho ephikisana nemfundiso yamanga ngokusikhumbuza ukuthi uJesu - Emkhulu futhi wanele - wenza umhlaba wonke futhi wahlenga isintu. UPawulu unikeza nokuhlakanipha ngobuhlobo emindenini, ngomthandazo, ukuphila okungcwele, nokuthi kusho ukuthini ubunye othandweni.

KwabaseKolose

Njengoba kunabantu abayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili emhlabeni, akekho ozovumelana nawe ngokuphelele kukho konke. Umbono wethu ngokungabi nabulungiswa kwezenhlalo, ezombangazwe, izenzakalo zamanje, nenkolo ungowethu ngokukhethekile. Kodwa ngisho nasekuhlukeni kwethu, singakwazi futhi kufanele sikuthole esivumelana ngakho. Kulolu Hlelo lwezinsuku ezingu-5, uzofunda ukuthanda, ukuhlonipha, nokuzwelana nabantu ngokukhuluma iqiniso ngomusa nangobumnene.