Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne KwabaseFilipi 4:6

Ukukhathazeka kuyisela lesikhathi sethu, amandla, nokuthula. Pho kungani sikwenza? Kule nkonzo yezinsuku ezingu-3, sizobheka ukukhathazeka, kungani sikwenza, nokuthi singakunqanda kanjani.

UJesu wathi, “Nginikhethile nina, nganibeka ukuba niphume, nithele izithelo, nezithelo zenu zihlale” (Joh. 15:16). Wathi futhi, “Ngaphandle kwami ningenze lutho” (Joh. 15:5). Ukuthela izithelo kungukuphila impilo ayiphilayo uJesu eselapha emhlabeni. Kuyagcizelelwa kulawa mavesi angenhla ukuthi lokho kungumyalo kaJesu nokuthi akhona amandla okuzithela izithelo. UPawulu usitshela ngezithelo eziyisishiyagalolunye ezivezwa uMoya oNgcwele kulabo abamvumeleyo behamba ngokukaMoya (Gal. 5:22, 23). Sizokhuluma kancane ngalezi zithelo. Masikhumbule ukuthi ngokwethu asinamandla okuzithela. Kepha ngamandla akhe singazithela.

Isikhuthazo komama esivela kumama owethule izingane zakhe ezingu-7 futhi waphila ukuze azixoxele ngakho. Lokhu kuyingxenye 4 kwezingu-12 zokuzinikela kulolu chungechunge oluvela kuRobin Meadows!

Umbhali othengisa kakhulu uMax Lucado uhlola icebo likaNkulunkulu lokwelapha ukukhathazeka elitholakala kwabaseFilipi 4:4–8. Njengoba ulandela lesi siqondiso - ukugubha ubuhle bukaNkulunkulu, ukucela usizo lwakhe, ukushiya ukukhathazeka kwakho kuye, nokuzindla ngezinto ezinhle - uzothola ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu. Nakuba ukukhathazeka kuyingxenye yokuphila, akudingekile ukuba kubuse ukuphila kwakho

Ukucindezeleka kungokoqobo, kodwa akufanele kulawule impilo yakho. NgoKristu, singakuhlela kabusha, sikugxilise kabusha, futhi sikuchaze kabusha. Uma ulwa nengcindezi, hlola lolu hlelo lweBhayibheli lwezinsuku ezingu-5 ukuze ufunde ukuthi ungathola kanjani inkululeko nokuthula.

Sigcwele ukulangazelela njengoba sincika kulesi sikhathi sokugubha ngenhloso yokulalela inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu. Hlanganyela nathi amasonto angu-4 njengoba: Sibheka Ubuhle; Sephula Izithiyo; Sivulela Igumbi; futhi Simangazwa nguNkulunkulu. Njengazo zonke izinto ezihamba phambili ekuphileni, lolu hambo luhambeka kahle kakhulu nabanye—ngakho bamba umngani noma ababili kanye nomuzwa wakho wokumangala bese ungena kwi nkathi ye-Advent.

Kuthathwe encwadini yakhe ethengiswa kakhulu ye-New York Times ethi "Uthando Olumangazayo," uFrancis Chan uhlolisisa uthando lukaNkulunkulu olumangalisayo ngathi, nokuthi impendulo yethu efanele othandweni olunjalo kufanele ibukeke kanjani. Kodwa akagcini lapho, usibekela inselele yokuba sizindle ngobukhulu bukaNkulunkulu kanye nomehluko omkhulu phakathi kobukhosi Bakhe baphakade nokuphila kwethu kwesikhashana lapha emhlabeni.

Ukuba ngumama  ku ubizo olungathandeki kodwa  oluxakile lwabesifazane abaningi. Yini esingayiqonda futhi siyifunde kowesifazane owakhethwa ukuba azale uMesiya? Joyina uRobin Meadows kulolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezingu-7 olumayelana noMariya, unina kaJesu. 

Kuthiwani uma kunendlela engcono yokulwa nokukhathazeka okungapheli okukugcina uphapheme ebusuku? Ukuphumula kwangempela kuyatholakala—mhlawumbe kuseduze kunalokho obucabanga ngakho. Faka esikhundleni sokwethuka ngokuthula ngalolu hlelo lweBhayibheli lwezinsuku ezingu-7 oluvela ku-Life.Church, oluhambisana nochungechunge lomlayezo kaMfundisi Craig Groesschel oluthi Ungakhathazeki Ngalutho.

Singase singakuboni noma sikuzwe njalo, kodwa uNkulunkulu uhlala enathi... ngisho nalapho sibhekene nobunzima. Kulolu hlelo, Umxhumanisi Wokuthola Ithemba u-Amy LaRue ubhala ngokusuka enhliziyweni mayelana nomshikashika womndeni wakhe wokuba umlutha nokuthi injabulo kaNkulunkulu yagqashuka kanjani ngezikhathi zabo zobumnyama.

Kunoma ubani ofuna ukuvulela uNkulunkulu indawo kodwa azonde ukuzila ukudla, ngikuphathele into nje—uhlelo lokufunda lwezinsuku ezingu-10 olusekelwe encwadini ethi, Zila Ukudla NjengoDaniyeli! Incwadi ethi I-Daniel Fast ISHINTSHE IMPILO YAMI, futhi ngiye ngabona wonke umuntu ohlanganyele kulokhu kuzila ethola okuthile okukhulu okuvela kuNkulunkulu! Lungela ukuxhuma kuYe futhi ubuke uNkulunkulu edala ushintsho lwempilo!

Angikuthandi ukuzila ukudla! Masikhulume iqiniso; akukho lutho olujabulisayo ngokuzincisha ukudla okuthandayo nempilo enethezekile oyijabulelayo. Kungenzeka ngingakuthandi ukuzila ukudla, kodwa ngiyayithanda imiphumela. I-Daniel Fast ISHINTSHE IMPILO YAMI! Uma uzibophezela ekuzileni ukudla futhi ulandele lolu hlelo, luzoshintsha nolwakho. Masimvulele uNkulunkulu indawo kulolu hambo olumangalisayo njengoba sizila NjengoDaniyeli.

Ukuzalwa kukaKristu, ukufika Kwakhe, kuphawula icebo likaNkulunkulu lokuhlengwa kwethu. KuKristu, sibona isithombe esigcwele sethemba likaNkulunkulu, ukuthula, injabulo nothando. Izwi likaNkulunkulu liyiqiniso esazi ngalo futhi sihamba Naye nsuku zonke. Sethemba ukuthi lo mhlahlandlela uzokhuthaza futhi wenze lula isikhathi sakho osichithwa eZwini futhi unikezele insiza yemindeni enezingane ukwenza lokho ndawonye.