Ukubeka u-'X' NgokukhathazekaIsampula

Putting an 'X' Through Anxiety

USUKU 5 KWEZINGU- 10

Ukumba Ufike Ekujuleni Kokwesaba Kwakho

Iningi lenu sililwe nomdondoshiya wokukhathazeka iminyaka, sihlushwa imiphumela ekhubazayo yokwethuka, ukukhathazeka, noma ukudangala. Ngingaba yisiwula uma ngizama ukunikeza i-Band-Aid elula yenkinga enomsindo ongokomoya. Kodwa, njengoba ngihlezi ngaphesheya kwalesi sigodi, ngingakutshela ukuthi uNkulunkulu akafuni ulahlekelwe ithemba.

Phakathi nohambo lwami, bekubalulekile ukubona ukuthi “ukukhathazeka” kwami bekungeyona into ngokwako. Kunalokho, ukukhathazeka kwami kwakuwuphawu lokunye okuthile. Ngizithole sengisho izinto ezinjengokuthi, "Ngeke ngikwazi ukusebenza namuhla, ukukhathazeka kwami kuyasebenza futhi." Noma, “Ngizwa sengathi ukukhathazeka kwami kuyakhuphuka, kungcono ngiyocambalala.”

Ngangenza sengathi ukukhathazeka kuyimbangela kunokuba kube uphawu.

Lokho kuyakhathaza kakhulu ngoba awukwazi ukuthinta noma ubone ukukhathazeka, noma ukuchaza kahle. Ukukhathazeka ngazo zonke izinhlobo, akucacile, kufiphele, akubonakali futhi kunzima ukukunamathisela odongeni.

Kodwa, kukhona okwakudala ukukhathazeka. Ngezinye izikhathi kwakungokuthile okujulile enhliziyweni yami, futhi ngezinye izikhathi khona kanye ebusweni bokuphila. Ngokuvamile kwakungumuntu. Othile wayenza noma esho okuthile okungangixaki, noma okwakungaphandle komphumela engangiwufisa. Bengichitha amahora ngizama ukuphatha imiphumela, ukudlala kabusha izingxoxo, ukulawula izimo, noma ukuzivikela kanye nalabo abaseduze kwami.

Kodwa, uJesu unikeza indlela engcono.

1 KaPetru 5:7 ukumema ukuba uphonsa konke ukukhathazeka kwakho kuJesu, ngoba uyakukhathalela. Ngiyasithanda isithombe esisengqondweni yethu sokuthi siphonse izinkathazo zethu kuJesu—sehlise okusikhathazayo kuye.

Uma usukwazi ukukukhomba ungaphonsa kuJesu ngendlela ephusile. Ungadlulisela isisindo nokukhathazeka ekunakekeleni Kwakhe, wazi ukuthi uyakukhathalela.

Ngoba uJesu uyakukhathalela, ufuna ukukuqinisa. Ufuna ukuthi ufunde ukuthi angaba namandla kuwe nangawe. Ngakho-ke lapho “ukukhathazeka” kuqala ukungena, musa ukwenza isimo sakho sibe esivamile. Yima futhi ucabange ukuthi yini empeleni ekwenza ukhathazeke. Yisho igama. Isho ngokuzwakalayo. Futhi uyiphonse kuJesu.

“Jesu, lokhu ______ okuthi ngami kuyangicasula.”

“Jesu, ngiyesaba ukuthi kuzokwenzekani uma ngifika kuleli klasi esikoleni ngenxa ka- _____, ______ kanye no- ______. Bayangiklolodela futhi bangenza ngizizwe ngesaba futhi ngingabilutho.”

“Jesu, ngikhathazekile ngendodana yami.”

“Jesu, ozakwethu bebhizinisi, u- _____ kanye no- _____, bazama ukungiqola futhi bangikhiphe kulesi sivumelwano.”  

Uma usukwazi ukukusho, dlulisela kuye ukukhathazeka kwakho. 

Ukwenza kanjalo akuqinisekisi ukuthi uzovuka uthole ukuthi izinkinga sezihambile. Ukuphila ngaphandle kokukhathazeka kumayelana nokwethembana. Uyakholwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyakwazi na? Uyakholwa ukuthi uyakuthanda futhi uyakukhathalela? Uyamethemba ukuthi uzosebenza ngaphansi kwezimo obhekene nazo ukuthi akwenzele okungcono kakhulu? 

Impendulo yakho itholakala esiphambanweni, indawo lapho uNkulunkulu abonisa khona ukuthi uyakwazi ukuthatha noma yisiphi isimo futhi alethe kuso lokho okusilungele nalokho okuletha udumo egameni lakhe.

Hlala esiphambanweni. Yimba ngaphansi kokukhathazeka kwakho. Bheka kuMelusi wakho. Nikela izinkathazo zakho kuye. 

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Putting an 'X' Through Anxiety

Ukukhathazeka kungase kube ukwesaba phezu kwehlombe lakho, ukukhathazeka eceleni kwakho, noma ukwesaba okulenga phezu kwempilo yakho. Kwabaningi, kuwumdondoshiya onamandla ongathanda ukholwe ukuthi ukuphila kwakho ngeke kuphinde kufane. Ezinsukwini eziyisikhombisa, sizobheka umuntu omkhulu futhi onamandla kakhulu - uJesu, ummeli wethu omkhulu.

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Anxiety may be the fear over your shoulder, the worry by your side, or the dread hanging over your life. For many, it's a powerful giant that would like you to believe that your life will never be normal again. Over the course of seven days, we will set our gaze on someone bigger and more powerful - Jesus, our giant slayer.