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Ukuthula KukaNkulunkulu Kulondoloza Inhliziyo Yakho

Lapho amatilosi echaza isiphepho okungekho matilosi angasibalekela, asibiza ngokuthi “isiphepho esihle kakhulu.” Asiphelele ngomqondo wokuhle, kodwa siphelele ngomqondo wokuhlanganisa izici. Zonke izakhi, ezifana nemimoya yenkanyamba kanye nendawo ebandayo engaphambili kanye nemvula enamandla, zisebenza ndawonye ukuze zidale inhlekelele enganqobeki. Imimoya iyodwa ingaba yinselelo—kodwa imimoya kanye namakhaza kanye nemvula? Iresiphi ephelele yenhlekelele.

Akudingeki ube itilosi ukuze ube nesiphepho esihle. Eqinisweni, ngokungangabazeki usuvele ubhekane nezimbalwa ekuphileni kwakho. Ukudilizwa kanye nokwehla komnotho. Ukugula kanye noshintsho lomsebenzi. Ukuhlukana kobudlelwano kanye nokwenqatshwa ekolishi. Ukulahlekelwa kungazelelwe kanye umcimbi ongalindelekile osongela ikusasa lakho. Ngakodwana, lezi zakhi zingalawuleka. Kodwa uma zizonke, zi yesabeka ngokuphelele. Kwanele ukukwenza uzibuze, Ingabe ngizosinda?

Impendulo kaPawulu kulowo mbuzo ijulile njengoba imfushane. Lapho uletha izicelo zakho kuNkulunkulu ngokubonga, “ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu . . . Kuyakulonda inhliziyo yakho.”(KwabaseFilipi 4:7). Ngamanye amazwi, njengoba wenza ingxenye yakho futhi ukhulula ukukhathazeka kuNkulunkulu, wenza ingxenye yakhe ngokukunika ukuthula kwakhe okuphelele. Kufanele ukhathazeke. . . kodwa akunjalo. Kufanele uphatheke kabi . . . kodwa uzolile. Ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu kudlula konke ukucabanga, amaqhinga, kanye nemizamo yokukuchaza.

Lapho uPawulu ebhekene ‘nesiphepho esikhulu’ olwandle, watshela amatilosi: “Izolo ebusuku ingelosi kaNkulunkulu engingowakhe nengimkhonzayo yema eduze kwami, yathi: ‘Ungesabi, Pawulu. . . . . UNkulunkulu ukuphile ngomusa ukuphila kwabo bonke abahamba nawe ngomkhumbi.’” (IzEnzo 27:23-24) Emphemeni womkhumbi ocwilayo, uNkulunkulu wathumela izingelosi ukuba zimkhonze uPawulu, futhi uyokwenza okufanayo nakuwe. Umhlaba, izinto zakhe azinamkhawulo futhi ukuthula kwakhe kuhlala njalo.

Mhlawumbe uke wathandaza wakhuleka wangezwa lutho. Ungalilahli ithemba! Hlala eqinisweni lokuthi njengoba nje uNkulunkulu athumela izingelosi ukuba zivikele labo ofunda ngabo eBhayibhelini, uyothumela izingelosi zakhe ukuze zikuvikele—njengoba isivunguvungu sakho siqhubeka sivutha. Lapho unikela ngokuphila kwakho kuye, wakungenisa emndenini wakhe njengengane ayithandayo. Unenjongo ngezinsuku zakho, futhi ukumema ukuba uhlanganyele ekufezeni intando yakhe emhlabeni. Uzosebenzisa izivunguvungu ukuze akhulise ukholo lwakho nokuthembela kuye.

Lapho umfuna uJehova, uyomthola. Ngakho mfune kuqala. Hlala ngokukhonza nokubonga. Hamba kuqala kuYihlo ngomthandazo nangokudumisa. Vuma kuye ukwesaba kwakho. Hlanganyela nabantu bakhe. Bhekisa ubuso bakho kuNkulunkulu. Khala ucele usizo. Vuma ubuthakathaka bakho. Khona-ke, lapho uNkulunkulu esenyakazile, thatha isinyathelo futhi uhambe naye.

Lindela ukubona uNkulunkulu weminyaka ekulwela. Useduze, eduze njengokuphefumula kwakho okulandelayo. Kungenzeka ukuthi ubhekene nesivunguvungu esiphelele, kodwa uJesu unikunikeza ukuthula okuphelele.

Phendula

Iziphi ezinye “iziphepho ezinhle” oke wabhekana nazo empilweni yakho? Yini eyenza kube nzima kangaka?

Ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu kuhluke ngaziphi izindlela ohlotsheni lokuthula emhlabeni?

Isiphi isivikelo osidingayo uNkulunkulu ukuze akunikeze njengamanje? Ungakubonisa kanjani ukuthembela kwakho emandleni kaNkulunkulu okukunakekela phakathi kwalezi zimo ezinzima?