Ngoba lokhu kuyintando kaNkulunkulu, ngisho nokungcweliswa kwakho, ukuze nidede ebufebeni: ukuze yilowo nalowo kini azi ukuthi angasiphatha kanjani isitsha sakhe ngobungcwele nangodumo; Hhayi ekukhanukeleni, njengalokhu abezizwe abangamazi uNkulunkulu (1 Thesalonika 4:3-5)
Ukungcweliswa kuyintando kaNkulunkulu
Ukungcweliswa kuyingxenye yohambo lwansuku zonke lwe wonke umKristu ozelwe ngokusha. Ungcwelisiwe futhi wenziwa ulungile futhi ungcwele, ngeNkosi uJesu Kristu, ngegazi laKhe. Kodwa manje, kukuwe ukuhamba ekulungeni nasebungcweleni. Yisikhathi senqubo yokungcweliswa futhi uzihlanze kuso sonke isono nomsebenzi ofile wenyama.
Ukungcweliswa intando kaNkulunkulu. Ngakho-ke, uma ufuna ukukhonza uNkulunkulu, khona-ke ukungcweliswa kuyingxenye yempilo yakho entsha, njengendodana kaNkulunkulu (kokubili owesilisa nowesifazane).
Lapho ufunda iZwi laKhe, uzolithola iqiniso. Lapho uvuselela ingqondo yakho ngeqiniso likaNkulunkulu futhi usebenzisa iZwi laKhe; Iqiniso Lakhe empilweni yakho, uyozingcwelisa ngeZwi futhi uzohamba ngentando yakhe.
Ukukhipha ubuthi
Mhlawumbe uke wezwa ngegama elithi ‘detoxing’. I-Detoxing ivame kakhulu futhi imkhuba kulezi zinsuku. Kuhloswe ukuhlanza umzimba wakho ezintweni ezinobuthi (ukukhipha ubuthi), ezakheka ngaphakathi kwenu. Njengekholwa elizelwe kabusha, kufanele futhi ukhiphe ubuthi empilweni yakho emhlabeni.
Lapho unikela ngempilo yakho kuJesu Kristu, futhi azalwe kabusha emoyeni, ingqondo yakho; indlela yakho yokucabanga, lisafana nezwe.
Ukucabanga kwakho kwezwe, hamba, ukuhlakanipha, kanye nolwazi, owakha eminyakeni edlule, izongqubuzana nentando kaNkulunkulu.
Manje, kukuwe ukukhombisa ukuthi umthanda kangakanani uJesu.
Lapho uMthanda, bese uyazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyenze: sekuyisikhathi sokuvalelisa kwakho impilo endala. Isikhathi, ukususa yonke imikhuba enobuthi kanye nakho konke ukwakha ubuthi engqondweni yakho, okuholela ekugqilazweni nasekufeni. Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi vuselela ingqondo yakho ngeZwi laKhe futhi baqale ukuhamba eZwini laKhe.
Wena, njengomKristu ozelwe ngokusha, kufanele nidede ebufebeni. Kufanele wazi ukuthi ungawuphatha kanjani umkhumbi wakho ekungcwelisweni nasekuhlonipheni, njalo kungeyisikho ngenkanuko, njengabezizwe, abangamazi uNkulunkulu. Ukwenza kanjani lokhu?
Vuselela ingqondo yakho ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu
Into yokuqala okufanele uyenze, yiku vuselela ingqondo yakho, ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu. Ngoba ngaphandle kweZwi likaNkulunkulu, awukwazi ukuthola intando Yakhe.
Zindla ngamazwi Akhe, wenze amazwi Akhe abe ngawe. Hlala njalo eZwini laKhe, ukuze ukucabanga kwakho kuhambisane nokucabanga Kwakhe.
Kuphela-ke, uzokwazi yini ukusebenza kanye noMoya.
Ungalaleli inyama yakho! Unganikeli ngentando yakho, imicabango yakho, imizwa yakho, imizwa yakho, izinkanuko zakho, izifiso zakho, izifiso zakho njll., kodwa esikhundleni salokho, yenza lokho iZwi elikutshela kona.
Melana nalemizwa yenyama yenkanuko nezifiso. Alinge ukubusa phezu kwabo, ngokuthatha iZwi likaNkulunkulu, futhi ukhulume iZwi.
I-junkfood yomhlaba
Inqobo nje uma ukucabanga kwakho kugcwele i-junkfood yomhlaba, futhi ulokhu ugcwalisa ingqondo yakho ngokudla okungenamsoco komhlaba, khona-ke ukucabanga kwakho akusoze kwahambisana neZwi. Indlela yakho yokucabanga ayisoze yafana, ngendlela uNkulunkulu acabanga ngayo. Uyohlala ucabanga njengomhlaba, futhi uhambe njengomhlaba.
Awusoze uhambe njengoba indalo entsha kuJesu Kristu. Kodwa uyohlala njalo ungumKristu wenyama, ohamba ngokwenyama. Futhi uzosho njalo, ukuthi imicabango Yakhe ingaphezu kwemicabango yakho.
Uzahlala njalo ziboneni njengesoni futhi ngenxa yalomcabango ongalungile, lizaqhubeka lihamba esonweni lasebubini (futhi akwenze kulunge ngokusebenzisa umusa kaNkulunkulu, njengezaba zesono).
Ukuhamba ngobungcwele, kanye nokungcweliswa, kusho ukungena intando kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa inqobo nje, njengoba uqhubeka wenza intando yakho, esikhundleni sokwenza intando yaKhe, awusoze wakwazi ukuhamba ebungcweleni nasekulungeni.
Munye uMoya kanye Naye
Lapho uyeka ukudla inyama yakho (ingqondo yakho) ngokudla okungenamsoco komhlaba, bese uqala ukondla umoya wakho ngeZwi likaNkulunkulu, khona-ke ukucabanga kwakho kuyoba kuvuselelwe, futhi iyohambisana neZwi. Uzocabanga imicabango Yakhe, futhi babe munye kuYe.
Into kuphela, lokho kumisa uMoya waKhe ekusebenzeni, indlela yakho yezwe yokucabanga. Kodwa uma uqala ukucabanga njengeZwi, uzothi: “Izindlela zakhe ziyizindlela zami, nemicabango Yakhe ibe yimicabango yami”.
Impela unguNkulunkulu, kodwa singabantwana baKhe, futhi Usinike ifa; ukuba babe ngamadodana namadodakazi Akhe, nokuba nekhono loku hamba njengamadodana namadodakazi Akhe kulomhlaba. Njengoba nje uJesu ahamba kulo mhlaba.
Indlela kuphela, ukuze wazi ukuthi yini le mpilo entsha, njengendodana noma indodakazi, iqukethe, ukufunda iZwi likaNkulunkulu.
Kholwa amazwi Akhe futhi ube umenzi weZwi (kanye loMoya oNgcwele).
Ngo- ukwenziwa ibentsha ingqondo yakho ngeZwi, nangokuba umenzi weZwi, uzohamba ekukholweni. Inqobo nje uma uhlala eZwini, niyakuhamba ngoMoya futhi nihambe ebungcweleni nasekulungeni. Niyoholwa yiZwi, esikhundleni sezwe futhi niholwa yizinkanuko zenu zenyama nezinkanuko. Uma uhlala kuYe, uyakuphila impilo engcwelisiwe kuKristu.
‘Yibani usawoti womhlaba’
