Ukuzinikela ukunqoba ukukhathazeka

Phonsa umthwalo wakho eNkosini, uzokuxhasa! UZimu angekhe avumele abalungile bathuthumele! —IHubo 55:22 (CEB)

Nginendlela yokugcina ukukhathazeka njengomlingani osondelene naye, angifisi ukukuyeka. Ngimmema isikhashana nje bese ngiyamnikeza ukugijima kwendlu. Ukukhathazeka kuntanta ekhanda lami, futhi esikhundleni sokulwa nalo noma ngisho nokukubeka ezandleni zikaNkulunkulu, ngiyakha, ngiyondla nezinye izinkathazo futhi ngokushesha izinkathazo zanda, kungifaka eduze.

Ngolunye usuku ngangibhebhethekisa ukukhathazeka, ngikhahlela ejele lokudalwa kwami. Ngabe sengikhumbula okuthile okwashiwo yindodana yami, uTim, esikoleni sayo sokugcina esiphakeme kumkami, uCarol. KwakuyiSonto kusihlwa futhi wayenecebo okwakufanele aluqede, ngokufika koshintsho futhi umama wakhe wake wacela izinto eziningi kakhulu ngentuthuko yakhe.

"Mama," kusho uTim, "ukukhathazeka kwakho akwenzi ukuthi ngikwenze ngokushesha."

Ah, ukuhlakanipha okungalindelekile kosemusha, ogwaza umuzwa wokukhathazeka. Kukangaki lapho ngisebenzise khona lawo mazwi. Rick, ukukhathazeka kwakho akusizi ukuthi wenze izinto. Ngakho-ke ngicela ukukhathazeka ukuthi ahambe, amkhiphele ngaphandle, amthume ukuba ayopakisha, agijimise umnyango futhi ngifisela okuhle. Ngemuva kwakho konke, kukuhle kangakanani ukukhathazeka kwami? "Lapha, uNkulunkulu," ngingasho, "thatha lokhu kukhathazeka. Senginele. "Uhambile.

Mnumzane othandekayo, ngiyajabula ukudlulisa ukukhathazeka namuhla. Ngisola ukuthi ngizoba nokuningi kwakho kusasa. —Rick Hamlin

Ukumba ngokujulile: IzAga 3: 5-6; UMathewu 11:28