Ukukhathazeka kuNkulunkulu

Umphakathi wanamuhla, ikakhulukazi emazweni athuthukile, ungaphansi kwengcindezi eyandayo: iningi labantu lizizwa lihlale lisongelwa okuthile. Abantu bahlushwa ukuntuleka kwesikhathi, ingcindezi yokwenza (umsebenzi, isikole, umphakathi), izinkinga zezezimali, ukungavikeleki okuvamile, ubuphekula, impi, izinhlekelele zesiphepho, isizungu, ukuphelelwa ithemba, njll., njll. Ukucindezeleka nokucindezeleka sekuphenduke amazwi ansuku zonke, izinkinga, izifo. Naphezu kwentuthuko enkulu ezindaweni eziningi (ezobuchwepheshe, ezempilo, ezemfundo, amasiko), abantu babonakala benobunzima obandayo bokuphila ukuphila okuvamile.

Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule bengikulayini ekhawuntani yasebhange. Phambi kwami ​​kwakukhona ubaba owayenengane yakhe encane (mhlawumbe eneminyaka emi-4 ubudala). Umfana wagxuma waya phambili engenandaba, engenandaba futhi egcwele injabulo. Bakwethu, sagcina nini ukuzizwa ngale ndlela nathi?

Mhlawumbe sivele sibheke le ngane bese sithi (ngomona): “Yebo, akanaki ngoba akakazi ukuthi yini emlindele kulokhu kuphila!” Nokho, kulesi simo sinesimo sengqondo esibi ngokuyisisekelo. impilo!

NjengamaKristu kufanele simelane nokucindezela komphakathi wethu futhi sibheke ikusasa ngokuqiniseka nangokuzethemba. Ngeshwa, amaKristu avame ukuzwa impilo yawo njengento engeyinhle futhi inzima futhi achitha impilo yawo yonke yokuthandaza ecela uNkulunkulu ukuba abakhulule esimweni esithile.

Kodwa asibuyele enganeni yethu ebhange. Bunjani ubuhlobo bakhe nabazali bakhe? Umfana ugcwele ukwethenjwa nokuzethemba ngakho-ke ugcwele umdlandla, i-joie de vivre nelukuluku! Kukhona yini esingakufunda kuye? UNkulunkulu usibheka njengabantwana Bakhe futhi ubuhlobo bethu Naye kufanele bufane nengane engokwemvelo kubazali bayo.

“Futhi uJesu esebize umntwana, wammisa phakathi kwabo, wathi: “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Uma ningaphenduki nibe njengabantwana, anisoze nangena embusweni wezulu. Ngakho-ke uma umuntu ezithoba kanjena. umntwana, mkhulu embusweni wezulu” (Mathewu 1).8,2-enye).

UNkulunkulu ulindele kithi isimo sengqondo somntwana osazethemba ngokugcwele kubazali bakhe. Ngokuvamile izingane azicindezelekile kodwa zigcwele injabulo, umoya, nokuzethemba. Kungumsebenzi wethu ukuzithoba phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

UNkulunkulu ulindele ukuba ngamunye wethu abe nesimo sengqondo somntwana ekuphileni. Akafuni ukuthi sizwe ingcindezi yomphakathi wethu noma sephulwe yikho, kodwa ulindele ukuthi sisondele ezimpilweni zethu ngokuzethemba nangokumethemba okungenakunyakaziswa kuNkulunkulu:

“Jabulani eNkosini njalonjalo! Ngiyaphinda futhi ngifuna ukuthi: Jabulani! Ubumnene bakho buyakuba yibo bonke abantu; iNkosi iseduze. [AbaseFilipi 4,6] Ningakhathazeki ngalutho, kepha kukho konke izicelo zenu mazaziwe nguNkulunkulu ngokukhuleka nokunxusa kanye nokubonga; Ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu okudlula ukuqonda konke kuyakulondoloza izinhliziyo zenu nemicabango yenu kuKristu Jesu.” ( KwabaseFilipi 4,4-enye).

Ingabe la mazwi abonisa ngempela isimo sethu sengqondo ngokuphila noma cha ngokuphelele?

Esihlokweni esiphathelene nokulawula ukucindezeleka, ngafunda ngomama owayelangazelela isihlalo sikadokotela wamazinyo ukuze ekugcineni alale akhululeke. Ngiyavuma lokhu kuke kwenzeka nakimi. Kukhona okungahambi kahle lapho esingakwenza nje "ukukhululeka" ngaphansi kokuprakthiza kukadokotela wamazinyo!

Umbuzo uwukuthi, ngamunye wethu wenza kahle kangakanani abaseFilipi 4,6 ("Ungakhathazeki nganoma yini") esenzweni? Kuleli zwe elicindezelekile?

Ukulawula izimpilo zethu kungokukaNkulunkulu! Singabantwana bakhe futhi singaphansi kwakhe. Siba ngaphansi kwengcindezi kuphela lapho sizama ukulawula izimpilo zethu ngokwethu, ukuxazulula izinkinga nezinsizi zethu ngokwethu. Ngamanye amazwi, uma sigxila esivunguvungwini futhi silahlekelwe umbono kaJesu.

UNkulunkulu uzosiyisa emkhawulweni size sibone ukuthi kuncane kangakanani ukulawula esinakho ezimpilweni zethu. Ezikhathini ezinjalo akukho esingakwenza ngaphandle kokumane siphonse thina emseni kaNkulunkulu. Ubuhlungu nokuhlupheka kusiqhubela kuNkulunkulu. Lezi yizikhathi ezinzima kakhulu empilweni yomKristu. Kodwa-ke, izikhathi ezifuna ukwaziswa ngokukhethekile futhi okufanele zivuse injabulo ejulile engokomoya:

“Kubhekeni kuyinjabulo yodwa, bazalwane bami, lapho nehlelwa yizilingo ngezilingo, nazi ukuthi ukuvivinywa kokholo lwenu kuveza ukubekezela. Kepha ukubekezela kuyakuba nomsebenzi opheleleyo, ukuze nibe ngabapheleleyo, niphelele, ningantuli lutho.” ( UJakobe 1,2-enye).

Izikhathi ezinzima ekuphileni komKristu zihloselwe ukuveza isithelo esingokomoya, ukumenza aphelele. UNkulunkulu akasithembisi ukuphila okungenazinkinga. “Indlela iyingcingo,” kusho uJesu. Nokho, ubunzima, ukulingwa nokushushiswa akufanele kubangele umKristu acindezeleke futhi acindezeleke. Umphostoli uPawulu wabhala:

“Kukho konke siyacindezelwa, kodwa asichotshozwa; engaboni ndlela yokuphuma, kodwa engafuni indlela yokuphuma, kodwa engalahlwanga; siphonswa phansi kodwa asibhujiswa” (2. AbaseKorinte 4,8-enye).

Lapho uNkulunkulu ethatha ukulawula izimpilo zethu, khona-ke asikaze sishiywe, asikaze sithembele kithi ngokwethu! UJesu Kristu kufanele abe isibonelo kithi kule ndaba. Wasandulela futhi usinika isibindi:

“Lokhu ngikukhulume kini ukuze nibe nokuthula kimi. Ezweni ninosizi; kepha yimani isibindi, mina ngilinqobile izwe” (Johane 16,33).

UJesu wavinjezelwa nhlangothi zonke, wabhekana nokuphikiswa, ukushushiswa, nokubethelwa esiphambanweni. Wayengavamile ukuba nomzuzu onokuthula futhi ngokuvamile kwakudingeka abaleke kubantu. UJesu naye waphushwa wafinyelela umkhawulo.

“Ezinsukwini zenyama yakhe wanikela kokubili ukunxusa nokunxusa ngokukhala okukhulu nezinyembezi kuye onamandla okumsindisa ekufeni, wezwiwa ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu; wahlupheka, ukulalela; futhi esephelelisiwe, waba negunya lensindiso yaphakade kubo bonke abamlalelayo, owamukelwa nguNkulunkulu njengompristi omkhulu ngokokuma kukaMelkisedeki.” 5,7-enye).

UJesu waphila ngaphansi kokucindezeleka okukhulu kakhulu, engakaze azithathele ukuphila kwakhe futhi alahlekelwe umbono wenjongo nenjongo yokuphila kwakhe. Wayehlale ezithoba entandweni kaNkulunkulu futhi wamukela zonke izimo zokuphila uyise ayezivumela. Ngokuphathelene nalokhu, sifunda amazwi alandelayo athakazelisayo avela kuJesu lapho ehlushwa ngempela:

“Manje umphefumulo wami ukhathazekile. Futhi kufanele ngithini? Baba, ngisindise kulelihora na? Nokho kungakho ngize kuleli hora.” (Joh2,27).

Ingabe nathi siyasamukela isimo sethu samanje ekuphileni (ukuvivinywa, ukugula, usizi, njll.)? Ngezinye izikhathi uNkulunkulu uvumela izimo ezingelula neze ekuphileni kwethu, ngisho neminyaka yovivinyo okungelona iphutha lethu, futhi alindele ukuba sizamukele. Lesi simiso sithola esitatimendeni esilandelayo sikaPetru:

“Ngokuba lokho kuyisihawu lapho umuntu ekhuthazelela ukuhlupheka ngokuhlupheka ngokungafanele ngenxa kanembeza phambi kukaNkulunkulu. Ngokuba kuludumo luni uma nibekezelela ninjalo isono na? uthole hit? Kepha uma nikhuthazela, nenza okuhle nokuhlupheka, lowo kungumusa kuNkulunkulu. Ngokuba nabizelwa lokho; ngokuba noKristu wahlupheka ngenxa yenu, wanishiyela isibonelo, ukuze nilandele ezinyathelweni zakhe: yena ongenzanga sono, kungafunyanwanga nkohliso emlonyeni wakhe, kepha wazinikela kuye owahlulela ngokulunga.”1. UPetrus 2,19-enye).

UJesu wazithoba entandweni kaNkulunkulu kwaze kwaba sekufeni, wahlupheka engenacala futhi wasikhonza ngokuhlupheka kwakhe. Ingabe siyayamukela intando kaNkulunkulu ekuphileni kwethu? Ngisho noma kungakhululeki lapho sihlupheka ngaphandle kwephutha, sihlukunyezwa nhlangothi zonke futhi singaqondi incazelo yesimo sethu esinzima? UJesu wasithembisa ukuthula nenjabulo yaphezulu:

Ukuthula ngikushiya kini, ukuthula ngininika khona; hhayi njengokupha kwezwe, ngiyanipha nina. Ningazivumeli izinhliziyo zenu zikhathazeke, futhi ningesabi.” ( Johane 14,27).

“Lokhu ngikukhulume kini, ukuze intokozo yami ibe kini, nentokozo yenu igcwale” (Joh5,11).

Kufanele sifunde ukuqonda ukuthi ukuhlupheka kuhle futhi kuletha ukukhula ngokomoya:

“Kakusikho lokho kuphela, kodwa futhi siyazibonga nangezinhlupheko, sazi ukuthi usizi kuveza ukukhuthazela, nokukhuthazela kungukulingwa, nokulingwa kuyithemba; kepha ithemba alijabhisi, ngokuba uthando lukaNkulunkulu lutheliwe ezinhliziyweni zethu ngoMoya oNgcwele esimuphiweyo.” 5,3-enye).

Siphila ekucindezelekeni nasekucindezelekeni futhi siye saqaphela lokho uNkulunkulu akulindele kithi. Ngakho-ke, siyasibekezelela lesi simo futhi siveze izithelo ezingokomoya. UNkulunkulu usinika ukuthula nenjabulo. Manje singakusebenzisa kanjani lokhu? Ake sifunde amazwi amangalisayo kaJesu alandelayo:

“Zanini kimi nina nonke enikhatheleyo nenisindwayo! Ngiyakuniphumuza, nenze ijoka lami phezu kwenu, nifunde kimi. Ngokuba ngimnene futhi ngithobekile ngenhliziyo, futhi “niyotholela imiphefumulo yenu ukuphumula”; ngoba ijoka lami lihle, nomthwalo wami ulula.” ( Mathewu 11,28-enye).

Simelwe ukuza kuJesu, khona-ke uzosinika ukuphumula. Lesi isithembiso esiphelele! Kufanele siphonse umthwalo wethu Kuye:

“Ngakho-ke, zithobeni ngaphansi kwesandla sikaNkulunkulu esinamandla, ukuze aniphakamise ngesikhathi esifaneleyo, niphonsa zonke izinkathazo zenu phezu kwakhe! Ngoba uyanikhathalela” (1. UPetrus 5,6-enye).

Siziphonsa kanjani ngempela izinkathazo zethu kuNkulunkulu? Nanka amaphuzu athile angasisiza kulokhu:

Kufanele sizithobe futhi sibeke umphefumulo wethu wonke kuNkulunkulu.

Umgomo wempilo yethu uwukujabulisa uNkulunkulu nokuthobela wonke umphefumulo wethu kuYe. Uma sizama ukujabulisa wonke umuntu kuba nokungqubuzana nengcindezi ngoba kumane kungenzeki. Akufanele sinikeze abanye abantu amandla okusifaka osizini. UNkulunkulu kuphela okufanele abuse ukuphila kwethu. Lokhu kuletha ukuzola, ukuthula kanye nenjabulo ezimpilweni zethu.

Umbuso kaNkulunkulu kufanele uze kuqala.

Yini eqhuba ukuphila kwethu? Ukuqashelwa abanye? Isifiso sokwenza imali eningi? Sula zonke izinkinga zethu endleleni? Yonke lena yimigomo eholela ekucindezelekeni. UNkulunkulu usho ngokucacile ukuthi yini okufanele ize kuqala kithi:

“Ngakho-ke ngithi kini: Ningakhathazeki ngokuphila kwenu, ukuthi niyakudlani nokuthi niyakuphuzani, nangomzimba wenu, ukuthi niyakugqokani. Impilo kayincono yini kunokudla, lomzimba kunezembatho? Bhekani izinyoni zezulu, ukuthi azihlwanyeli, azivuni, azibutheli eziphaleni; uYihlo osezulwini uyazondla. . Anibalulekile yini nina ngaphezu kwazo na? Kodwa ngubani phakathi kwenu onganezela ingalo eyodwa ubude bokuphila kwakhe ngokukhathazeka? Futhi kungani ukhathazeke ngezingubo? Bheka iminduze yasendle lapho ikhula, ayikhandleki, ayiphothi. Kodwa ngithi kini: LoSolomoni wayengembathise bonke ubukhazikhazi bakhe njengenye yazo. Kepha uma uNkulunkulu embathisa utshani basendle, obukhona namuhla, kusasa buphonswa eziko, hhayi kakhulu kuwe , nina eninokholo oluncane. Ngakho ningakhathazeki nithi: Siyakudlani na? Noma: Kufanele siphuzeni? Noma: Kufanele sigqokeni? Ngokuba konke lokho izizwe ziyakufuna; ngoba uYihlo osezulwini uyazi ukuthi liyakudinga konke lokhu. Kodwa lwelani kuqala umbuso kaNkulunkulu nokulunga kwakhe! Futhi konke lokhu kuzokwengezwa kini.Ngakho ningakhathazeki ngekusasa! Ngoba kusasa kuzozinakekela. Usuku ngalunye lwanele ngobubi balo.” ( Mathewu 6,25-enye).

Inqobo nje uma sikhathalela ngoNkulunkulu nangentando yaKhe kuqala, uzohlangabezana nazo zonke ezinye izidingo zethu! 
Ingabe Le Iphasi Lamahhala Lendlela Yokuphila Engenamsebenzi? Vele akunjalo. IBhayibheli lisifundisa ukuthi singakuthola kanjani ukudla nokondla imindeni yethu. Kodwa lokhu sekuvele kuyilungiselelo elibalulekile!

Umphakathi wethu ugcwele iziphazamiso. Uma singanakile, ngokuzumayo ngeke sithole indawo kaNkulunkulu ekuphileni kwethu. Kudinga ukugxilisa ingqondo nokubeka izinto eziza kuqala, ngaphandle kwalokho ezinye izinto zizonquma ngokuzumayo ukuphila kwethu.

Siyacelwa ukuba sichithe isikhathi emthandazweni.

Kukithi ukuphonsa imithwalo yethu kuNkulunkulu ngomthandazo. Uyasehlisa ngomthandazo, acacise imicabango yethu nezinto eziza kuqala kithi, futhi asenze sibe nobuhlobo obuseduze naye. UJesu wasinikeza isibonelo esibalulekile:

“Ekuseni kusemnyama kakhulu, wavuka waphuma, waya endaweni eyihlane, wakhuleka khona. USimoni nababe naye baphuthuma ukumlandela; bamfumana bathi kuye: “Bonke bayakufuna.” ( Marku 1,35-enye).

UJesu wacasha ukuze athole isikhathi sokuthandaza! Akazange avumele ukuphazanyiswa yizidingo eziningi:

“Kepha ukukhuluma ngaye kwanda kakhulu; kwabuthana izixuku ezinkulu ukuzwa lokuphulukiswa ezifweni zabo. Kodwa yena wasuka waya ezindaweni ezingenabantu ekhuleka.” ( Luk 5,15-enye).

Ingabe singaphansi kwengcindezi, ingabe ukucindezeleka kusabalele ezimpilweni zethu? Khona-ke nathi kufanele sihoxe futhi sichithe isikhathi noNkulunkulu ngomthandazo! Ngezinye izikhathi sisuke simatasa kakhulu ukuba simazi uNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuhoxa njalo futhi ugxile kuNkulunkulu.

Uyasikhumbula isibonelo sikaMarta?

“Kwathi besahamba, wafika emzaneni othile; owesifazane othile ogama lakhe linguMarta wamamukela. Wayenodadewabo othiwa uMariya, owahlala phansi ngasezinyaweni zikaJesu, walizwa izwi lakhe. Kodwa uMarta wayematasatasa ngomsebenzi omningi; kodwa wasondela wathi: Nkosi, kawukhathali yini ukuthi udadewethu ungitshiyile ngisebenze ngedwa? Mtshele angisize!] Kodwa uJesu waphendula wathi kuye: Marta, Marta! Uyakhathazeka futhi ukhathazeke ngezinto eziningi; kodwa inye into edingekayo. Kodwa uMariya ukhethe isabelo esihle, angeke aphucwe sona.” ( Luk 10,38-enye).

Masizinike isikhathi sokuphumula futhi sibe nobuhlobo obuseduze noNkulunkulu. Chitha isikhathi esanele sokuthandaza, ukutadisha iBhayibheli nokuzindla. Kungenjalo kuba nzima ukwethula imithwalo yethu kuNkulunkulu. Ukuze siphonse imithwalo yethu kuNkulunkulu, kubalulekile ukuziqhelelanisa nayo futhi sithathe ikhefu. "Angiliboni ihlathi lezihlahla..."

Lapho sisafundisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulindele ukuphumula kwesabatha okuphelele nakumaKristu, saba nenzuzo: kusukela ngoLwesihlanu kusihlwa kuya ngoMgqibelo kusihlwa sasingekho kunoma ubani ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu. Ngethemba ukuthi okungenani siye saqonda futhi sagcina isimiso sokuphumula ezimpilweni zethu. Njalo nje kufanele sicishe futhi siphumule, ikakhulukazi kulo mhlaba ocindezelekile. UNkulunkulu akasitsheli ukuthi lokhu kufanele kwenzeke nini. Abantu bamane badinga izikhathi zokuphumula. UJesu wafundisa abafundi bakhe ukuphumula:

“Abaphostoli babuthana kuJesu; bambikela konke ababekwenzile, nakho konke ababekufundisile. Wathi kubo: "Wozani nina nodwa endaweni eyihlane, niphumule ingcosana." Ngokuba abeza nabahambayo babe baningi, futhi babengenaso nesikhathi sokudla” ( Marku 6:30-31 ).

Uma ngokuzumayo siphelelwa isikhathi sokudla, sekuyisikhathi sokucisha futhi sakhe endaweni ethile yokuphumula.

Ngakho siziphonsa kanjani izinkathazo zethu kuNkulunkulu? Asibambe:

• Sizithoba sonke kuNkulunkulu futhi siyamethemba.
• Umbuso kaNkulunkulu uza kuqala.
• Sichitha isikhathi emthandazweni.
• Sizinika isikhathi sokuphumula.

Ngamanye amazwi, ukuphila kwethu kufanele kugxile kuNkulunkulu nakuJesu. Sigxile Kuye futhi simenzele indawo ezimpilweni zethu.

Uyobe esesibusisa ngokuthula, ukuzola nenjabulo. Umthwalo wakhe uba lula noma sihlukunyezwa nhlangothi zonke. UJesu wahlukunyezwa, kodwa akazange acindezelwe. Masiphile ngenjabulo ngempela singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu futhi simethembe ukuthi uzophumula kuye futhi siphonse kuye yonke imithwalo yethu.

Umphakathi wethu ungaphansi kwengcindezi, kuhlanganise namaKristu, ngezinye izikhathi ngisho nangaphezulu, kodwa uNkulunkulu udala indawo yethu, uthwala umthwalo wethu futhi uyasinakekela. Ingabe siyaqiniseka ngalokho? Ingabe siphila ukuphila kwethu ngokumethemba okujulile uNkulunkulu?

Ake sivale ngencazelo kaDavide yoMdali wethu wasezulwini neNkosi kumaHubo 23 (uDavide, naye, wayevame ukuba sengozini futhi ecindezelwe kanzima nhlangothi zonke):

“UJehova ungumalusi wami, angiyikuswela. Uyangilalisa ezimfeni eziluhlaza, ungiholela emanzini anokuthula. Uyawuqabula umphefumulo wami. Uyangihola ezindleleni zokulunga ngenxa yegama lakhe. Noma ngizulazula esigodini sethunzi lokufa, angesabi okubi, ngokuba wena unami; intonga yakho nodondolo lwakho ziyangiduduza. Ulungisa itafula phambi kwami ​​phambi kwezitha zami; uligcobile ikhanda lami ngamafutha, indebe yami iyachichima. Kuphela umusa nomusa kuyongilandela zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwami; futhi ngizobuyela endlini kaJehova ukuze ngiphile” (IHubo 23).

nguDaniel Bösch

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