Kodi ndi zinthu ziti zamtengo wapatali zomwe muli nazo zomwe muyenera kuzisunga? Zodzikongoletsera za agogo ake? Kapena foni yamakono yamakono yokhala ndi zokongoletsa zonse? Mulimonse mmene zingakhalire, zinthu zimenezi mosavuta zikhoza kukhala mafano athu ndi kutisokoneza pa zinthu zofunika kwambiri. Baibulo limatiphunzitsa kuti sitiyenera kuopa kutaya chuma chenicheni, Yesu Khristu. Unansi wapamtima ndi Yesu umaposa chuma chonse cha dziko: “Musakundike chuma padziko lapansi pamene njenjete ndi dzimbiri zimadya, ndi pamene mbala zimathyola ndi kuba. Koma mudzikundikire nokha chuma m’Mwamba, pamene njenjete kapena dzimbiri sizidzadya, ndi pamene mbala sizidzathyola ndi kuba. Pakuti kumene kuli chuma chako, mtima wakonso uli komweko.” (Mat 6,19-21 ndi).
Ndikufuna kugawana nanu nkhani yoseketsa yotsatirayi ya mwamuna wina amene sakanatha kusiya ndalama zake: Panali munthu wina waumbombo yemwe ankakonda ndalama zake kwambiri moti mkazi wake anamulonjeza kuti akadzamwalira adzamupatsa. ndalama iliyonse amayika mu bokosi. Monga mwamwayi, iye anafadi ndipo atatsala pang’ono kuikidwa m’manda, mkazi wake anaika bokosi m’bokosi. Mnzakeyo anamufunsa ngati anasungadi lonjezo lake loti amuike m’manda ndi ndalama zonse. Iye anayankha kuti: Inde ndinatero! Ndine Mkhristu wabwino ndipo ndasunga mawu anga. Ndinaika ndalama iliyonse imene anali nayo ku akaunti yanga yakubanki n’kumulembera cheke n’kuiika m’bokosi la ndalama!
Timasirira mkaziyo chifukwa chanzeru zake komanso njira yake yothanirana ndi vutoli. Panthaŵi imodzimodziyo, timazindikira kupusa kwa munthu amene ankakhulupirira kuti chuma chingateteze moyo wake. Chifukwa mumakhulupirira Mulungu, mukudziwa kuti muli ndi moyo wochuluka wotsimikizika mwa Yesu, moyo wachuma chosaneneka. Yesu anati: “Koma ine ndinadza kuwapatsa moyo mu chidzalo chonse.” ( Yoh 10,10 New Life Bible).
Zimakhala zomvetsa chisoni tikasiya kuona zenizeni zimenezi n’kuyamba kusintha zinthu za m’dzikoli. Koma tinene kuti, m’dziko lathu lokonda zinthu zakuthupi nthawi zonse mumakhala chinthu china chodabwitsa chimene chimatidodometsa: “Pakuti mudaukitsidwa pamodzi ndi Khristu, funani Kumwamba, kumene kuli Khristu, wokhala pa dzanja lamanja la Mulungu. funani zakumwamba, osati zapadziko. Pakuti munafa, ndipo moyo wanu wabisika pamodzi ndi Khristu mwa Mulungu.” (Akolose 3,1-3 ndi).
Pano pali chikumbutso chaching'ono cha momwe tingayang'anire maso athu pa zenizeni zomwe tili nazo mwa Khristu kuti tisadzipange zopusa kumbali iyi ya manda. Ndikukhulupirira kuti ichi chidzakhala chikumbutso chothandiza nthawi ina mukadzayesedwa ndi chuma chadziko. Chuma chimene muli nacho ndi ngale yamtengo wapatali, chuma chosayerekezeka.
lolembedwa ndi Greg Williams