Kungani Uzikhathaza?

Izikhathi eziningi eBhayibhelini siyalwa ukuba singakhathazeki. Njengoba kunjalo, khona-ke ukukhathazeka kuyisinqumo. Lapho sikhathazeka, sivumela izingqondo zethu ukuba zigxile ebunzimeni noma ezinkingeni. Umehluko phakathi kokuhlupheka nokukhathazeka yilapho ubeka khona uNkulunkulu ebuhlotsheni nenkinga yakho. Ukukhathazeka kukhipha uNkulunkulu endaweni futhi kugxile kuphela enkingeni. Lapho sinokukhathazeka kwangempela, kufanele sikuyise eNkosini, silalele isiqondiso Sakhe, futhi sigxile Kuye. EyabaseFilipi 4:6 isikhumbuza ukuthi singazikhathazi ngalutho, kodwa kunalokho sithandaze ngakho konke.

Intombazane encane yezwakala ikhuluma nomama wayo yathi, “Ubuwazi ukuthi ukukhathazeka kuwukuzenzisa?” Umama wakhe wamcela ukuba amchazele futhi waphendula, “uma singabakaJesu asinakho esingakhathazeka ngakho.” Uqhube wathi, “Udeveli unomsindo futhi uyasimemeza ukuthi sikhathazeke, kodwa uNkulunkulu uthule ngakho kufanele sithule silalele ngoba uyanyenyeza.” Ingxenye engcono kakhulu yesimemezelo sakhe yilapho eveza iphuzu lokuthi, “UNkulunkulu uyanyenyeza.” Umbono omuhle kangaka okhombisa ukuthi Usondele kangakanani. Leli qiniso lilodwa kufanele lixoshe imicabango yethu ekhathazayo.

Uma sikhetha ukukhathazeka, silungiselela inhlekelele. UMark Twain washo kahle kakhulu lapho ethi, "Ngike ngabhekana nezinto ezimbi empilweni yami, ezinye zazo ezenzeka ngempela." Lokhu kuziphatha okulimazayo kuvula umnyango wokukhathazeka kanye nengcindezi ukuthi kungene. Uma kuyekwa kungalawuleki, ukukhathazeka kuyosiphuca impilo nenjabulo yethu.

IzAga 17:22 ithi: “Inhliziyo ejabulayo ingumuthi omuhle, kodwa umoya ophukile uyomisa amathambo.” Ukukhathazeka kungasigulisa. Ucwaningo lwezokwelapha lulinganisela ukuthi cishe amaphesenti angu-90 okugula nezifo kungenxa yokucindezeleka. Asizange sidalelwe ukuba sikhathazeke kodwa ukwethemba. Siyamhlonipha uNkulunkulu lapho simethemba futhi sikholelwa ukuthi angasisingatha kunoma yini esifikelayo.

UJesu usitshela ukuthi singazikhathazi ngekusasa ngoba usuku ngalunye lunezinkinga zalo (bona kuMathewu 6:34). Uma kukhona esingakwenza ukuze silungise inkinga, kufanele sikwenze—ukukhathazeka kwethu kufanele kusishukumisele esenzweni. Uma kungekho esingakwenza, akusizi ukukhathazeka ngezinto esingakwazi ukuzilawula.

Namuhla, khetha ukwethemba uNkulunkulu ngokwenqaba ukukhathazeka.

KHULEKA:
Jesu othandekayo, ngiyabonga ukuthi ngingakwazi ukunikela zonke izinkathazo zami kuwe ngoba uyangikhathalela. Ngisize ngigxile Kuwe hhayi ekwesabi kwami.

ZINDLA:
Yini ogxile kuyo namuhla? Uma ugcina ingqondo yakho igxile kuNkulunkulu, uyoyisusa imicabango yakho ngokuthula okuphelele.