Yendani mu moyo ndi Mulungu

739 kuyenda m'moyo ndi MulunguMasabata angapo apitawo ndinayendera nyumba ya makolo anga ndi sukulu yanga. Zikumbukiro zinabwerera ndipo ndinalakalaka masiku akalenso abwino. Koma masiku amenewo atha. Kindergarten inatenga nthawi yochepa chabe. Kumaliza maphunziro a kusekondale kunatanthauza kutsazikana ndi kulandira zokumana nazo zatsopano pamoyo. Zina mwa zokumana nazo zimenezi zinali zosangalatsa, zina zopweteka kwambiri ndiponso zochititsa mantha. Koma kaya zabwino kapena zovuta, nthawi yochepa kapena yaitali, chinthu chimodzi chimene ndaphunzira ndi chakuti kusintha ndi gawo lachibadwa la moyo wathu.

Ulendowu ndi wofunika kwambiri m’Baibulo. Amalongosola moyo ngati njira yokhala ndi nthawi zosiyanasiyana komanso zokumana nazo m'moyo zomwe zimakhala ndi chiyambi ndi mathero ndipo nthawi zina amagwiritsa ntchito mawu oti kuyenda kufotokoza ulendo wake m'moyo. “Nowa anayenda ndi Mulungu” (1. Cunt 6,9). Pamene Abrahamu anali ndi zaka 99, Mulungu anamuuza kuti: “Ine ndine Mulungu Wamphamvuyonse, yenda pamaso panga ndipo ukhale waumulungu.”1. Mose 17,1). Patapita zaka zambiri, Aisrayeli anasamuka (anayenda) paulendo wochokera ku ukapolo ku Igupto kupita ku Dziko Lolonjezedwa. M’Chipangano Chatsopano, Paulo akulangiza Akristu kukhala moyenerera mu maitanidwe amene anaitanidwako (Aefeso. 4,1). Yesu ananena kuti iyeyo ndiye njira ndipo akutipempha kuti tizimutsatira. Okhulupirira oyambirira ankadzitcha “otsatira njira yatsopano (ya Khristu)” (Mac 9,2). N’zochititsa chidwi kuti maulendo ambiri otchulidwa m’Baibulo ndi okhudza kuyenda ndi Mulungu. Choncho: Yendani ndi Mulungu, owerenga okondedwa, ndi kuyenda naye m'moyo wanu.

Ulendo wokha, pokhala paulendo, umabweretsa zochitika zatsopano nazo. Ndiko kukhudzana ndi zosadziwika, ndi malo atsopano, mayiko, zikhalidwe ndi anthu omwe amalemeretsa woyenda. N’chifukwa chake Baibulo limanena kuti “kukhala panjira ndi Mulungu” n’kofunika kwambiri. N’zosadabwitsa kuti vesi lodziwika bwino limakamba za nkhaniyi: “Khulupirira Yehova ndi mtima wako wonse, osachirikizika pa luntha lako; Mawu 3,5-6 ndi).

M’mawu ena, ikani moyo wanu wonse m’manja mwa Mulungu, musadalire luso lanu, zokumana nazo, kapena luntha kuti mupange zisankho zolondola, koma kumbukirani Yehova mumayendedwe anu onse amoyo. Tonse timayenda m'miyoyo yathu. Kuyenda kumaphatikizapo kusintha maubwenzi ndi nthawi za matenda ndi thanzi. M’Baibulo timaphunzira za maulendo ambiri a anthu monga Mose, Yosefe ndi Davide. Mtumwi Paulo anali paulendo wopita ku Damasiko pamene anakumana ndi Yesu woukitsidwayo. M’kanthawi kochepa, njira ya ulendo wa moyo wake inasintha kwambiri (Machitidwe 22,6-8 ndi). Dzulo zinkapitabe mbali imodzi ndipo lero zonse zasintha. Paulo anayamba ulendo wake monga wotsutsa mwamphamvu chikhulupiriro cha Chikhristu, wodzala ndi mkwiyo ndi udani ndi kufuna kuwononga Chikhristu. Iye anamaliza ulendo wake osati Mkristu wokha, komanso monga munthu amene anayenda maulendo osiyanasiyana ndi ovuta kukafalitsa uthenga wabwino wa Khristu padziko lonse lapansi. Nanga bwanji ulendo wanu?

Mtima osati mutu

Mukuyenda bwanji? Mu Miyambo timaŵerenga kuti: “Um’zindikire m’njira zako zonse, ndipo Iye adzasalaza mayendedwe ako; (Mawu 3,6 Elberfeld Bible). Mawu oti "zindikira" ali ndi matanthauzo ambiri ndipo amatanthauza kudziwana ndi munthu payekha kudzera mu kuyang'ana, kusinkhasinkha ndi kukumana nazo. Chosiyana ndi ichi chingakhale kuphunzira za munthu wina kudzera mwa munthu wina. Ndiko kusiyana pakati pa ubale womwe wophunzira ali nawo ndi nkhani yomwe akuphunzira ndi ubale wapakati pa okwatirana. Chidziŵitso chonena za Mulungu chimenechi sichipezeka kwenikweni m’mitu yathu, koma makamaka m’mitima yathu. Chotero Solomo akunena kuti mum’dziŵa Mulungu pamene mukuyenda naye paulendo wa moyo wanu: “Koma kulani m’chisomo ndi chizindikiritso cha Ambuye wathu ndi Mpulumutsi Yesu Kristu.”2. Peter 3,18).

Cholinga chimenechi n’chosatha ndipo n’chakuti tidziwe Yesu paulendowu ndi kukumbukira Mulungu m’njira zonse. Pamaulendo onse, okonzedwa komanso osakonzekera, pamaulendo omwe amakhala osowa chifukwa munapita molakwika. Yesu akufuna kutsagana nanu pa maulendo a tsiku ndi tsiku a moyo wamba ndi kukhala bwenzi lanu. Kodi mungapeze bwanji chidziŵitso choterocho kwa Mulungu? Bwanji osaphunzira kwa Yesu ndi kupeza malo achete, kutali ndi malingaliro ndi zinthu za tsikulo, kuti mukhale pamaso pa Mulungu kwa kanthaŵi tsiku lililonse. Bwanji osazimitsa TV kapena foni yamakono kwa theka la ola? Khalani pawekha ndi Mulungu, kumumvera, kupumula mwa iye, kulingalira ndi kupemphera kwa iye kuti: “Khala chete mwa Yehova, numuyembekezere iye” ( Salmo 3 )7,7).

Mtumwi Paulo anapemphera kuti oŵerenga ake “azindikire chikondi cha Kristu chimene chimaposa chidziwitso, kuti akadzazidwe ku chidzalo cha Mulungu.” ( Aefeso. 3,19). Ndikufuna kukulimbikitsani kuti mupange pempheroli kukhala pemphero lanu lamoyo wanu. Solomo akuti Mulungu adzatitsogolera. Komabe, izi sizikutanthauza kuti njira imene timayenda ndi Mulungu idzakhala yophweka, popanda zowawa, kuzunzika ndi kusatsimikizika. Ngakhale mu nthawi zovuta, Mulungu adzakupatsani, kukulimbikitsani, ndi kukudalitsani ndi kupezeka kwake ndi mphamvu zake. Mdzukulu wanga posachedwapa ananditcha agogo kwa nthawi yoyamba. Ndinauza mwana wanga mwanthabwala kuti, Unali mwezi watha pamene ndinali wachinyamata. Sabata yatha ndinali bambo ndipo tsopano ndine agogo - nthawi yapita kuti? Moyo ukudutsa. Koma mbali iliyonse ya moyo ndi ulendo ndipo chirichonse chimene chikuchitika pa moyo wanu pakali pano, ndi ulendo wanu. Cholinga chanu ndi kuzindikira Mulungu paulendowu ndi kuyenda naye!

ndi Gordon Green