LABO yizinsuku lapho uJesu asicela ukuba sibe nazo ukwethembana okuphelele nokuphelele. Kungase kuzwakale njengokusho okuthile, kodwa lokhu ngikuzwa ngokujulile enhliziyweni yami. Kufanele simethembe ngokuphelele futhi ngokuphelele uJesu, ngoba izinsuku ziyeza lapho eyikho konke okuyodingeka sincike kuye.
JUMP
Isithombe engibe naso enhliziyweni yami kuleli sonto ngesewa elide eliwumqansa. UJesu ungicela ukuba ngehlele phansi. Ngakho-ke ngibopha wonke amagiya, imigqa yokuphepha, umakalabha, izipikili njll. bese ngiqala ukwehla kancane, ngisebenzisa wonke amakhono ami emvelo, ulwazi, namakhono. Bese ngizwa uJesu ethi, “Cha… gxuma!" Ngibheka phansi emhosheni, futhi imbozwe ngamafu. Angiboni phansi. Futhi uJesu uthi futhi, "Gxuma. Ngethembe. Jump."
UNkulunkulu usikhipha esidlekeni senduduzo, ngomqondo ongokomfanekiso. Kungase kuzwakale njengokuphusha noma ukuminyanisa, kodwa empeleni kuwuphawu lothando lwabazali. Sekuyisikhathi sokuba amaphuphu afunde ngokundiza… for imimoya yenguquko zilapha, zilungele ukusiyisa ezindaweni ezintsha zikaMoya, emazwini, namaphupho, nemibono eyabikezelwa kudala.
Uma isimo obhekene naso sinzima, kumele usikhulule futhi wethembe manje. Kufanele sifunde ukundiza ngokuphelele emaphikweni okuphatha Kwakhe.
Ingabe unezikweletu? Usuzolahlekelwa ihembe lakho? Bese uthi: "Nkosi, hhayi ihembe lami kuphela, kodwa nawe ungaba nezicathulo zami! Ngizothembela kuwe ngakho konke, ngisho nayo yonke imininingwane." Niyabona ukuthi ngiqonde ukuthini? Lokho kubizwa ngokugxuma. Lokho kubizwa ngokuthi ukuthembela, lapho ushiya konke kuye. Akunangqondo. Kuwubuwula. Kubizwa ngokholo: lapho umuntu engasanciki ekuhlakanipheni kwakhe siqu ukuze alungise ukuphila noma ahambe emazweni angakaziwa, kodwa uya phambili ebumnyameni obuphelele bokukholwa.
Thembela kuJehova ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, ungenciki kokwakho ukuqonda. Mazise yena ezindleleni zakho zonke, uyakuqondisa imikhondo yakho. ( IzAga 3:5-6 )
UKUWA KWAMAHHALA KOKHOLO
Muva nje esindizeni esingena eToronto, indiza yethu beyehlela esikhumulweni sezindiza ngenxa yesiphepho. Kungazelelwe, angibange ngisawubona umhlaba ngenxa yamafu. Kwaba sengathi sisehla—ngokushesha. Ngaba nalomuzwa esasizoshayeka phansi ngokungazi, lapho ngokuphazima kweso sibhodloza amafu, esaphakeme ngaphezu komhlaba. Umshayeli wendiza wayazi ukuthi wenzani!
Uma uzizwa ukhululekile ekuphileni, ungenza izinto ezimbili: ukwethuka, ukukhononda, futhi ube mubi noma ucindezeleke, okungenye ngempela indlela yokuzicabangela wena. Noma ungadedela ugibele imimoya, wethemba ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele uzokuyisa lapho okufanele uye khona. Kuphakathi kokuthi sithemba ukuthi uNkulunkulu uzoshayela izimpilo zethu, noma senze sengathi siyakwazi ukushayela indiza endizayo futhi sizibambele mathupha izilawuli, ngokuvamile okuba nemiphumela ebuhlungu.
Kumelwe siqaphele uhlangothi olucashile lokuhlupheka. Ebusweni bayo, ibukeka kabi. Kodwa lapho sidlula kukho, siqaphela intando kaNkulunkulu ekuzifihleni okudabukisayo kokungakhululeki, khona-ke ukuhlupheka kwethu ngeke kuhlanzeke kuphela, kodwa kuba umnyango wenkululeko yangaphakathi kanye nokuthula okungenakuchazwa.
UJesu usicela ukuthi sihambe. Yeka ukuthi yini ongeke ukwazi ukuyilawula noma kunjalo. Yekani leli zwe nezifiso zalo ezikhohlisayo eseziqala ukuncibilika ngaphambi kokusondela kokushisa kwe iLanga loBulungiswa. Lomoya wokuzinikela onjengowomntwana uyobaluleka ezikhathini ezizayo emhlabeni.
Lapho ebuzwa kanjani UFrederick Dominguez nezingane zakhe ezintathu basinda izinsuku ezintathu ezilahlekile ehlathini laseCalifornia ebusika kuleli sonto, ubaba waphendula: "UJesu Kristu."
Eqa. Uzobe ekhona ukuze akubambe.
Ndodana yami, lapho ufika ukukhonza uJehova, zilungiselele izilingo. Yiba nenhliziyo eqotho futhi uqine, ungaphazanyiswa ngesikhathi sobunzima. bambelelani kuye, ningamshiyi; kanjalo ikusasa lakho liyoba likhulu. Yamukelani noma yini enikwehlelayo, ekuchosheni amashwa bekezelani; ngokuba igolide livivinywa emlilweni, namadoda afanelekayo esigxotsheni sokuthotshiswa. Themba uNkulunkulu futhi uzokusiza; lungisani izindlela zenu, nithembele kuye. Nina enimesabayo uJehova, lindelani umusa wakhe, ningabuyi, funa niwe. Nina enimesabayo uJehova, thembani kuye, nomvuzo wenu awuyikuchithwa. Nina enimesabayo uJehova, lindelani okuhle, nokuthokoza okuphakade nomusa. (Funda iSir 2:1-9.)
