Isiqalo: Funa KuqalaIsampula

Ngifundise Ukuthanda

Asiyeki ukufunda indlela yokwamukela nokwandisa uthando lukaNkulunkulu. Ngezinye izikhathi, imiyalo ethi “Thanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho nangawo wonke umphefumulo wakho nangayo yonke ingqondo yakho” noma “Thanda umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda wena” ingazwakala njengevamisile kithi. Singacaphuna leli vesi ngaphandle kokuqonda amandla adonsela phansi kanye nemithelela yokuqonda kwangaphakathi futhi sibonise lo myalo ngaphandle. IBhayibheli lifundisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uluthando nokuthi njengabalandeli bakaKristu, siyobonakala ngendlela esithanda ngayo. Njengoba sifuna uNkulunkulu kuqala, singabuka, sizibonele, futhi simelele uthando Lwakhe. Singanweba kuphela inani lothando esiluthola kuNkulunkulu. UNkulunkulu ungumthombo wothando nokukhanya emhlabeni. Njengoba uNkulunkulu eluthando, sibizelwe ukuba sibe nothando futhi sibe nothando. Ukujula kobuhle nothando lukaNkulunkulu akunakwenzeka ukuba sikuqonde ngokugcwele. UNkulunkulu usithanda kakhulu kangangokuthi waze wathumela iNdodana yakhe ezelwe yodwa ukuba izosifela esiphambanweni ukuze isisindise. Singabelana ngothando lukaNkulunkulu nabalahlekile futhi abathola abantu kulo mhlaba kulokhu kuchichima. Cabanga ngomthelela ezimpilweni zabanye esingaba nawo ngokukhula ekuqondeni kwethu nasemandleni okwamukela nokwandisa uthando lukaNkulunkulu.

Uhlelo lokusebenza/Ukucabangisisa:

• Ingabe uyababona futhi ubaphathe abanye ngeso lothando lukaNkulunkulu?
• Kungaziphi izindlela odinga ukuqaphela ngazo uthando lukaNkulunkulu ngawe?
• Ungaludlulisela kanjani uthando lukaNkulunkulu olungenamibandela kubantu abaseduze nawe?

Umthandazo:

Nkulunkulu, ngiza kuwe namuhla ngicela ukuqonda okusha ngothando lwakho. Ngiyabonga ngothando oludlulele owalubonisa ngokuthumela iNdodana yakho ukuba izongifela ukuze ngithethelelwe izono zami. Ngithandazela ukuzwa uthando lwakho ngokubonakalayo, lungiguqule ukuze ngifane nawe. Ngibonise ukuthi ngingazithanda kanjani kangcono futhi ngithande labo abangizungezile. Ngithandazela ukuba yisitsha, ngokushesha ukulalela, futhi ngibonise uthando lwakho emhlabeni! Shintsha indlela engithanda ngayo, vuselela indlela engithandayo, uguqule indlela engithandayo. Egameni likaJesu, ngiyakhuleka, ameni!