Kungani "asinakho kungani singabuzi"?

Ukubuza esikufunayo kuyinto esiyenzayo izikhathi eziningi ezinsukwini zethu zonke: uku-oda ku-drive-thru, ukucela othile ukuphuma nosuku / umshado, ukucela izinto zansuku zonke esizidingayo empilweni.

Kepha kuthiwani ngokucela lokho esikudingayo ekujuleni - izidingo empilweni esingazi ukuthi siyazidinga ngempela? Kuthiwani ngemithandazo esiyenze kuNkulunkulu futhi sizibuze ukuthi kungani ingaphendulwanga ngentando noma cha?

Encwadini kaJakobe, uJakobe, inceku kaNkulunkulu, wabhala ecela uNkulunkulu ukuthi anakekele izidingo zethu, kodwa wabuza uNkulunkulu ngendlela eyayinokholo esikhundleni sokufuna indlela yethu. KuJakobe 4: 2-3, uthi: "Awunakho ngoba awuceli kuNkulunkulu. Uma ucela, awutholi, ngoba ucela izizathu ezingafanele, ukuze ukwazi ukusebenzisa lokho okutholayo ukuzithokozisa kwakho."

Okungafundwa kulo mBhalo ukuthi kungenzeka singakutholi esikufunayo uNkulunkulu asibusise ngakho ngoba asibuzi ngenhloso efanelekile engqondweni. Sicela lezi zicelo ukwanelisa izidingo zethu, izidingo kanye nezifiso zethu, futhi uNkulunkulu ufisa ukusibusisa ngemikhuleko yethu, kodwa kuphela uma befuna ukusiza abanye futhi bamdumise, hhayi thina kuphela.

Kuningi okusazokwembulwa kuleli vesi, kanye namavesi amaningi aphathelene neqiniso elifanayo, ngakho-ke ake singene ngaphakathi futhi sifunde kabanzi mayelana nokuthi kusho ukuthini ukubuza uNkulunkulu ngezinhloso zaphezulu engqondweni.

Uyini umongo kaJakobe 4?
Ibhalwe nguJakobe, okuthiwa eBhayibhelini “uyisigqila sikaNkulunkulu neseNkosi uJesu Kristu,” uJakobe 4 ukhuluma ngesidingo sokungaziqhenyi kepha sithobeke. Lesi sahluko sichaza nokuthi akufanele yini sahlulele abafowethu nodadewethu noma sigxile kuphela kulokho esizokwenza kusasa.

Incwadi kaJakobe incwadi eyabhalwa nguJakobe eya ezizweni eziyishumi nambili emhlabeni wonke, amabandla obuKrestu okuqala, ukwaba nabo ukuhlakanipha neqiniso elihambisana nentando kaNkulunkulu nezimfundiso zikaJesu. bahlanganisa izihloko ezifana nokugcina amazwi ethu (uJames 3), ukubekezelela ukulingwa nokuba ngababi, hhayi nje abalaleli, beBhayibheli (uJakobe 1 no-2), ukungafundi izintandokazi nokwenza inkolo yethu (uJames 3).

Lapho sifika kuJakobe 4, kusobala ukuthi incwadi kaJakobe ngumBhalo osikhuthaza ukuthi sibheke ngaphakathi ukubona ukuthi yini okudingeka iguqulwe, sazi ukuthi izilingo ezisizungezile zingaphathwa kangcono lapho simunye noNkulunkulu engqondweni, umzimba nomoya.

UJakobe ugxila esahlukweni 4 ekukhulumeni ngokungaziqhenyi, kepha ngokuzithoba kuNkulunkulu esikhundleni sokuthobeka ngokucela izidingo okumele zihlangatshezwe, njengoba "uNkulunkulu emelana nabazidlayo, kepha abathobekileyo ubapha umusa" (Jakobe 4: 6). Isahluko siqhubeka sitshele abafundi ukuthi bangakhulumi kabi ngomunye nomunye, ikakhulukazi abafowabo nodadewabo kuKristu, futhi bangakholelwa ukuthi usuku lomuntu luchazwa nguwe, kepha luqondiswa yintando kaNkulunkulu nokuthi yini Ufuna kwenziwe kuqala (Jakobe 4: 11-17).

Ukuqala kwesahluko 4 kunikeza umbono oqotho kumfundi ngokubuza ukuthi izimpi ziqala kanjani, izingxabano ziqala kanjani, futhi uphendula umbuzo ngomunye umbuzo wokuthi ngabe lezi zingxabano ziqala ngenxa yabantu abaphishekela izifiso zabo zomzabalazo nokulawula (uJames 4: 1 -2). Lokhu kuholela ekukhethweni kwemibhalo kaJakobe 4: 3 ukuthi isizathu sokuthi abantu abaningi bangakutholi abakufunayo kakhulu kuNkulunkulu yingoba bacela ngezinhloso ezingalungile.

Amavesi azolandela ahlola ezinye izizathu zokuthi kungani abantu becela abakudingayo ngezizathu ezingalungile. Lokhu kufaka phakathi iqiniso lokuthi abantu abazama ukuba nobungane nezwe bazoba yizitha zikaNkulunkulu, okuholela emqondweni wokuzibophezela noma ukuziqhenya okungenza kube nzima kakhulu ukuzwa uNkulunkulu ngokucacile.

Yini enye iBhayibheli eliyishoyo ngokucela izinto?
UJames 4: 3 akuyona ukuphela kwevesi elikhuluma ngokucela usizo lukaNkulunkulu ngezidingo zakho, amaphupho akho, kanye nezifiso zakho. UJesu uhlanganyela elinye lamavesi abonakala kakhulu kuMathewu 7: 7-8: “Cela, uzakuphiwa; funa uzothola; ngqongqothani futhi niyovulelwa umnyango. Ngoba bonke abacelayo bayathola; lowo ofuna uthola; futhi kunoma ubani ongqongqozayo, umnyango uyovuleka. ”Kushiwo okufanayo nakuLuka 16: 9.

UJesu wabuye wakhuluma ngokuzokwenzeka uma sicela uNkulunkulu ngokukholwa: "Futhi noma yini eniyakucela ngomthandazo, nikholwa, niyokwamukela" (Math. 21:22).

Ubuye abe nomuzwa ofanayo kuJohn 15: 7: "Uma uhlala kimi futhi amazwi ami ehlala kuwe, uzocela lokho okufisayo, uzokwenzelwa kona."

UJohane 16: 23-24 uthi: “Ngalolo suku awusayikubuza lutho kimi. Ngiqinisile ngiqinisile ngithi kini: Loba yini eliyicelayo kuBaba lizaninika yona. Awukaze ucele lutho kimi kuze kube manje. Celani, niyakwamukela, nokuthokoza kwenu kupheleliswe. "

UJames 1: 5 uphinde weluleke ukuthi kwenzekani lapho sidinga ukuholwa nguNkulunkulu: "Uma noma ngubani kini eswele ukuhlakanipha, makacele kuNkulunkulu, onika bonke ngesihle, ngaphandle kokusola, uzakuphiwa lokho."

Ngokwala mavesi, kusobala ukuthi kufanele sibuze ngendlela ezoletha udumo kuNkulunkulu futhi sidonsele abantu kuye, ngesikhathi esifanayo sanelisa izidingo nezifiso esinazo. UNkulunkulu ngeke ayamukele imithandazo mayelana nokuceba, ngokuziphindiselela ezitheni noma ngokuba ngcono kunabanye uma kungahambisani nentando yakhe ukuthi sithande omakhelwane bethu njengoba sizithanda thina.

Ingabe uNkulunkulu uzosinika konke esikucelayo?
Ngenkathi sicela uNkulunkulu ukuthi izidingo zethu zihlangatshezwe nezinhloso ezifanele, uNkulunkulu akudingeki ukuthi azifeze lezo zicelo ngomkhuleko. Eqinisweni, kunezikhathi eziningi lokho okungakwenzi. Kepha siyaqhubeka nokuthandaza futhi sicela izinto noma kunjalo.

Lapho sicabanga ngalokho esikuthandazelayo, sidinga ukuqonda futhi sikhumbule ukuthi isikhathi sikaNkulunkulu asifani nesikhathi sethu. Akudingeki ukuthi zenze izicelo zakho zenzeke ngokuphazima kweso, uma ukubekezela, ukwaneliseka, ukubekezela nothando kutholakala ekulindeni.

UNkulunkulu nguye okunikeze lezo zifiso enhliziyweni yakho. Kwesinye isikhathi, lapho isikhathi sidlula ngaphambi kokuthi kwenzeke okuthile, yazi ukuthi kuyinjongo kaNkulunkulu ukukubusisa ngalesi sifiso akunikeze sona.

Omunye umuzwa engihlala ngiwukhumbula lapho ngilwa nobunzima bokulindela ukuhlinzekwa uNkulunkulu ukukhumbula ukuthi "cha" kaNkulunkulu kungenzeka angabi ngu "cha" kepha abe "hhayi okwamanje". Noma, kungaba futhi ukuthi "Nginokuthile okungcono engqondweni".

Ngakho-ke, ungadangali uma uzwa sengathi ubuza ngezinhloso ezifanele futhi wazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu angakusiza, kepha uthole ukuthi umkhuleko wakho awukaphendulwa noma ugcwalisekile. Alikhohliwe emehlweni kaNkulunkulu, kepha lizosetshenziselwa ukuzuza okuningi embusweni Wakhe futhi likukhulise njengomntwana Wakhe.

Chitha isikhathi uthandaza
UJakobe 4: 3 usinikeza isilinganiso esiqinile seqiniso lapho uJakobe ehlanganyela ukuthi izicelo zomkhuleko esinazo kungenzeka zingaphendulwa ngoba asibuzi ngezinhloso zaphezulu kepha ngezinhloso zomhlaba.

Kodwa-ke, leli vesi alisho ukuthi awukwazi ukuya kuNkulunkulu ngomkhuleko futhi ngeke akuphendule. Kusho okuningi ukuthi lapho uthatha isikhathi ukunquma ukuthi ngabe yini oyicelayo kuyinto enhle kuwe nakuNkulunkulu, lapho-ke ufika ekunqumeni kokuthi ngabe yini ongathanda uNkulunkulu ayifeze noma cha.

Kungukuqonda futhi ukuthi ukuthi uNkulunkulu akawuphendulanga umthandazo wakho akusho ukuthi akasoze; imvamisa, ngoba uNkulunkulu usazi kangcono kunokuba sizazi thina, impendulo yesicelo sethu somthandazo ingcono kunalokho esikulindele.