Izizathu eziyi-10 ezinhle zokwenza umthandazo ize kuqala
Umkhuleko uyingxenye ebalulekile yempilo yobuKristu. Kepha umthandazo usizuzisa kanjani futhi kungani sithandaza? Abanye abantu bathandaza ngoba bayaliwe (amaSulumane); abanye bathandazela ukunikela izipho konkulunkulu babo abaningi (amaHindu). Kepha sonke sithandazela amandla nokuxolelwa, ukufisa izibusiso ezilinganayo nokuba munye neNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu.
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Umthandazo usisondeza kuNkulunkulu
Isikhathi somkhuleko ukuhlangana kwethu ngasese noNkulunkulu. Singachitha isikhathi esontweni, singafunda amaBhayibheli ethu futhi sibe nesixuku sabantu abazinikele eduze kombhede wethu, kepha akukho okungathatha indawo yesikhathi esisodwa neNkosi.
Umkhuleko umane ukhuluma noNkulunkulu futhi ulalele izwi lakhe. Isikhathi esisetshenziswa ebuhlotsheni naye siyabonakala kuyo yonke enye ingxenye yempilo yethu. Akekho omunye umuntu osazi njengoNkulunkulu, futhi ogcina zonke izimfihlo zethu. Ungaba ngokwakho kuNkulunkulu. Uyakuthanda, noma ngabe kwenzekani.
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Umkhuleko uletha usizo lwaphezulu
Yebo, uNkulunkulu ukuyo yonke indawo futhi wazi konke, kepha kwesinye isikhathi ufuna ukuba sicele usizo. Umkhuleko ungaletha usizo lwaphezulu ezimpilweni zethu lapho siludinga kakhulu. Lokhu kuyasebenza nakwabanye. Singathandazela abantu esibathandayo ukuthi bathole usizo abaludingayo.
Singathandazela ukuthula kwaphezulu. Ukungenelela kukaNkulunkulu kuvame ukuqala ngomthandazo olula wokuthembela. Ngaphambi kokuthandaza, cabanga ngabantu abadinga usizo lukaNkulunkulu, kubandakanya nawe. Ngabe udonsa kanzima empilweni? Lapho ithemba libonakala lilahlekile futhi ukungenelela kukaNkulunkulu kuphela okungasindisa isimo? UNkulunkulu uzothuthukisa izintaba lapho sicela usizo lwethu ngomkhuleko.
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Umkhuleko ubeka ubugovu bethu
Ngokwemvelo thina bantu sinobugovu. Umkhuleko usiza ukugcina ukutholakala kwethu, ikakhulukazi lapho sithandazela abanye.
Imvamisa uNkulunkulu usivumela ukuba sizibone ngokucace kakhudlwana ngomkhuleko. Cabanga ukuthi imithandazwe yethu ihlala igxila kangakanani kithi uma siqhathanisa nalabo esibathandayo noma amanye amakholwa emhlabeni. Lapho sengeza abangane abangamaKristu emithandazweni yethu, siba nobugovu kwezinye izindawo futhi.
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Sithola intethelelo ngomkhuleko
Lapho sithandaza, sizivulela intethelelo. Kuyacaca ukuthi abekho abantu abaphelele kulomhlaba. Ungalwela ukuba ngumkristu omuhle kakhulu ongaba yikho, kepha ngezikhathi ezithile uzophinde uwele futhi. Lapho wehluleka, ungaya kuNkulunkulu ngomthandazo ucele intethelelo yakhe.
Ngesikhathi sethu somkhuleko, uNkulunkulu angasisiza ukuba sizithethelele. Kwesinye isikhathi siba nzima ukuvuma ukuthi sihambe, kepha uNkulunkulu usezixolelwe izono zethu. Sijwayele ukuzishaya ngokweqile. Ngomkhuleko, uNkulunkulu angasisiza ukuba sizikhulule emsindweni nasehlazweni bese eqala ukusithanda futhi.
Ngosizo lukaNkulunkulu, singakwazi nokuthethelela abanye abaye basilimaza. Uma singathetheleli, singabo abahlushwa ulaka, intukuthelo kanye nokudangala. Ukuze kusizakale futhi kusizakale umuntu osilimaze, kufanele simxolele.
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Umkhuleko usinika amandla
UNkulunkulu usgcwalisa ngamandla ngomkhuleko. Lapho sizwa ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu ngomthandazo, sikhunjuzwa ukuthi uhlala enathi. Asisodwa emzabalazweni wethu. Lapho uNkulunkulu esinika inkomba, ukholo lwethu nokumethemba kuye kuqina.
Imvamisa uNkulunkulu ushintsha imicabango yethu kanye nemibono yethu ngesimo lapho sithandaza ngakho. Siqala ukubona izinkinga zethu ngokombono kaNkulunkulu. Ukwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ungakithi kusinika amandla nekhono lokumelana nakho konke okuphikisana nathi.
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Umkhuleko ushintsha isimo sethu sengqondo
Umkhuleko ukhombisa ukuzimisela kwethu ukuthotshiswa nsuku zonke nokuncika kuNkulunkulu ukufeza izidingo zethu. Siyavuma ubuthakathaka bethu nesidingo sethu ngokuphendukela kuNkulunkulu ngomkhuleko.
Ngomkhuleko, sibona ubukhulu bomhlaba nokuthi zincane kangakanani izinkinga zethu uma ziqhathaniswa. Njengoba sibonga futhi sidumisa uNkulunkulu ngobuhle bakhe, ngokubonga ezinhliziyweni zethu, izinkinga zethu ziqala ukubonakala zincane. Ubufakazi obake babonakala bukhulu buba buncane ngenxa yobunzima amanye amakholwa abhekene nabo. Njengoba sithandaza ngokholo, sithola uNkulunkulu eshintsha isimo sethu sengqondo ngathi, isimo sethu nabanye.
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Umkhuleko ufaka ithemba
Lapho sisekuphakameni komhlaba, umthandazo usinikeza ithemba. Ukubeka izinkinga zethu ezinyaweni zikaJesu kukhombisa ukuthi siyamethemba. Uyakwazi okungcono kakhulu ngathi. Lapho sithembela kuNkulunkulu, kusigcwalisa ngethemba lokuthi konke kuhamba kahle.
Ukuba nethemba akusho ukuthi izinto zizohlala zihamba ngendlela esifuna ngayo, kodwa kusho ukuthi sifuna ukuthi intando kaNkulunkulu yenziwe. Empeleni, into engcono ingenzeka kunendlela esingacabanga ngayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umkhuleko usisiza ukubona izinto ngombono kaNkulunkulu, futhi siyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubenzela izinto ezinhle izingane zakhe. Lokhu kuvula zonke izinhlobo zamathuba okungenzeka sasingakaze sizibone ngaphambili.
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Umkhuleko wehlisa ingcindezi
Lomhlaba ugcwele izingcindezi. Sihlala sihlushwa imithwalo yemfanelo, izinselelo nezingcindezi. Ingcindezi izosizungeza inqobo nje uma siphila kulo mhlaba.
Kepha uma sibeka izinkinga zethu ezinyaweni zikaNkulunkulu ngomkhuleko, sizwa isisindo somhlaba siwa emahlombe ethu. Ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu kuyasigcwalisa lapho sazi ukuthi uyayilalela imithandazo yethu.
UNkulunkulu angathulisa isivunguvungu empilweni yakho noma ngabe uphakathi naso. NjengoPhetro, kufanele sigcine iso lethu kuJesu ukuze lingashoni ngaphansi kwesisindo sezinkinga zethu. Kepha uma sikwenza lokho, singahamba phezu kwamanzi.
Njalo ngosuku olusha, dlulisela izingcindezi zakho kuNkulunkulu ngomkhuleko futhi uzizwe sengathi amazinga akho okucindezela ayancipha.
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Umthandazo ungasenza sibe nempilo enhle
Izifundo eziningi zesayensi zikhombisile ukuthi ukuthandaza njalo kuyinto ebalulekile ukuze uphile isikhathi eside futhi uhlale uphilile.
Le ndatshana kuRichard Schiffman's The Huffington Post ichaza ngokuningiliziwe ukuxhumana okubhalwe phansi phakathi komkhuleko nempilo enhle, ngokomoya nangokomzimba: umhlaba, noma umane uhlale ethule uthulise ingqondo: imiphumela ibonakala ifana. Kunezindlela eziningi ezahlukahlukene zokomoya ezenzelwe ukwehlisa amazinga okuxineka, okungenye yezinto eziyingozi enkulu ezifweni. ”
Ucwaningo luye lwabonisa ukuthi abantu abaya ezinkonzweni zenkolo bavame ukuhlala isikhathi eside. Ngakho-ke thula, uqhubeke uthandaze.
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Umkhuleko ungasisiza ukuba sizazi kangcono
Lapho sichitha isikhathi engxoxweni noNkulunkulu, silalela indlela esikhuluma ngayo ngathi. Siyakwazi ukuzwa izinto ezingezinhle esizishoyo ngathi kanye namathemba namaphupho ethu nokuthi sifuna izimpilo zethu ziziveze kanjani.
Umkhuleko usinikeza ithuba lokuqonda kangcono ukuthi singobani kuKristu. Kusikhombisa inhloso yethu futhi kusinikeza izinkomba lapho kudingeka sikhule. Khombisa ukuthi ungayethemba kanjani iNkosi futhi uthulule uthando olungenamkhawulo. Ngomkhuleko, sibona umuntu uNkulunkulu ambona lapho esibheka.