Chikondi cha Mulungu motsutsana ndi mantha
Mantha, nkhawa ndi kusatsimikizika kumadziwika nthawi yathu. Mkhalidwe wapadziko lonse ukudetsa nkhawa. Andale akuopa kuti nkhondo zidzachuluka, kuphatikizapo nkhondo za nyukiliya ndi zapachiweniweni. Middle East imakhalabe ndi ufa. Masoka achilengedwe akuwonjezeka ngakhale kuti zipangizo zamakono zamakono. Kodi m'dziko lathu lino ndimotani? Makampani ambiri akusuntha malo awo kunja. Makampani otsala akuchepetsa malipiro ndikuwonjezera nthawi yogwira ntchito. Mantha a ulova ndi aakulu ndipo ambiri ali okonzeka kuchita chilichonse kuti asunge ntchito yawo. Ogwira ntchito okalamba makamaka amakhala ndi tsogolo loipa ngati achotsedwa ntchito.
Dongosolo lathu lazaumoyo limapangitsa kusatsimikizika kwina ndi kuchuluka kwa inshuwaransi yazaumoyo. Mitengo ya lendi, magetsi, yotenthetsera ndi mafuta a petulo ikukwera mosalekeza. Kodi mudzapeza bwanji zofunika pamoyo wanu? Palinso mantha ambiri aumwini: kuopa khansa panthawi yowunika, kuopa kutaya wokondedwa chifukwa cha matenda kapena kutha kwa chibwenzi, komanso nkhawa za tsogolo la ana. Mantha ndi nkhawa izi zimayambitsa matenda amisala, kuchuluka kwa kudzipha pakati pa achinyamata ndi anthu omwe akufuna kuthawa chifukwa cha mowa, mankhwala osokoneza bongo kapena zovuta zina. Kodi zili bwanji kwa ife Akhristu? Timalimbananso ndi mantha. Nthawi zina timakumana ndi mayesero a moyo modekha, koma palinso nthawi za mantha. Ndiye tiyenera kuchita chiyani?
Mantha otani?
Ndikofunika kusiyanitsa pakati pa mantha opindulitsa ndi ovulaza. Mantha omwe amatsimikizira kupulumuka kwathu ndi ofunikira tikakumana ndi zoopsa zenizeni. Mantha amenewa amatichenjeza ndipo amatiitana kuti tichitepo kanthu mwamsanga. Mwachitsanzo: Ndikasambira m’nyanja n’kuona zipsepse za shaki, mantha anga amakhala omveka. M’chisoni changa ndifuulira kwa Mulungu chifukwa sindingathe kudzipulumutsa. Kumbali ina, kuopa Mulungu sikuli mantha m’lingaliro lakale, koma ndi mkhalidwe wa mantha ndi chiyembekezo. Iye akutikumbutsa kuti Mulungu ndiye gwero la nzeru zonse: “Kuopa Yehova ndiko chiyambi cha nzeru; Onse amene amachita zimenezi ndi anzeru. Matamando ake amakhala kosatha” (Salimo 1).11,10).
Anthu ambiri ali ndi phobias monga kuopa mbewa, akangaude, njoka, malo opanda malire, utali kapena kuwuluka. Mantha amenewa sakhudza moyo wathu wauzimu. Ngakhale kuti amatiumiriza, iwo sali mtundu wa mantha umene umabweretsa mavuto osatha.
Mantha ndi malingaliro omwe amayang'ana pa ife eni. Kudzikonda kwathu kwamphamvu, m'pamenenso timaopa kuti china chake chingachitike kwa "Ine" wathu. Komabe, Mulungu amafuna kutipatsa mtendere wamumtima, bata ndi bata. Iye amafuna kuti tizimudalira ndi moyo wathu komanso kudzipereka kotheratu kwa iye. M’Baibulo, m’buku la Miyambo, Mulungu amatisonyeza mmene kudekha kulili kofunika pa thanzi lathu: “Mtima wodekha ndiwo moyo wa thupi.” ( Miyambo 14,30).
Mlengi wathu amadziŵa chimene chili chabwino kwa matupi athu ndi mmene mantha ndi nkhaŵa zingatiwonongere: “Mtima wokondwera uthandiza thupi; koma mtima wosweka ufota mafupa.” ( Miyambo 17,22). Funso nlakuti: Kodi tingatani kuti tipeze mtendere wamumtima ndi bata?
Chikhulupiriro chotsutsana ndi nkhawa ndi mantha
Kodi tingamasulidwe bwanji ku mantha ndi nkhawa zimenezi? Yesu Kristu mwiniyo akutipatsa yankho ku ichi: “Idzani kwa Ine, nonsenu akulema ndi akuthodwa; Ndikufuna kukutsitsimutsani. Senzani goli langa, ndipo phunzirani kwa Ine; pakuti ndine wofatsa ndi wodzichepetsa mtima; pamenepo mudzapeza mpumulo wa miyoyo yanu. Pakuti goli langa ndi lofewa, ndipo katundu wanga ali wopepuka.” (Mat 11,28-30). Yesu ndiye gwero lokha la bata lamkati ndi mtendere.
Mavuto a dziko ndi a dziko lakugwa ili: “Mudzamva za nkhondo ndi mbiri za nkhondo; yang'anirani, musaope; Chifukwa ziyenera kuchitika. Koma simathero. Pakuti mtundu udzaukirana ndi mtundu wina, ndi ufumu ndi ufumu wina; kudzakhala njala, ndi zivomezi uku ndi uko.” ( Mateyu 24,6-7. ).
Yesu anatilimbikitsa kuti tisamachite mantha kuti: “Ndalankhula zinthu izi kwa inu, kuti mwa ine mukhale ndi mtendere. M’dziko mumachita mantha; koma limbikani mtima, ndalilaka dziko lapansi.” ( Yoh6,33).
Kukhulupirira ndi kudzipereka kwa Mulungu
Mulungu safuna kuti tikhale ndi mantha, koma kuti atipulumutse kwa iwo. Koma ife tikhoza kugwira naye ntchito kaamba ka zimenezo. Timapeza chitsanzo cha izi mu mbiri ya wolemba wachikhristu TW Hunt, kuchokera m'buku lake "Mind of Christ". M’menemo akufotokoza mmene Yesu anam’masula ku mantha ake pang’onopang’ono. Chotero ndinalemba mantha anga onse ndikupeza kuti kaŵirikaŵiri anali ndi zochita za kudzitetezera: kuopa ndalama, kudera nkhaŵa za chisungiko cha ntchito, ndi mantha olephera kupezera banja langa mokwanira. Mantha amenewa anasonyeza kuti sindinkadalira Mulungu. Kulola Yesu Kristu kukhala mwa ife kumatanthauza kudalira kotheratu kuti Mulungu adzatipatsa zosoŵa zathu. Chotero ndinapereka mantha anga kwa Yesu Kristu m’pemphero ndi kum’pempha kuti asinthe maganizo anga mogwirizana ndi chifuniro Chake. Ndinadzipereka kwathunthu kwa iye. Chotsatira chake, chitetezo chatsopano chinakula mwa ine, chomwe chimakhazikika pakukhala mwa iye ndi kumulola kuti agwire ntchito mwa ine. Ntchito yake inandisintha kuchoka m’maganizo odzitchinjiriza kukhala otetezeka ndi otetezeka mwa Yesu.”
Njira zothetsera mantha
Kodi munthu ameneyu anachita chiyani? Tikuwona njira zitatu zofunika zomwe adatenga kuti amasulidwe ku zolemetsa, machimo ndi mantha:
- Kufuna kudzipenda nokha ndikudzipereka kwa izo.
- Anapereka zothodwetsa zake kwa Yesu Kristu m’pemphero, akumakhulupirira kuti Iye yekha ndiye angampulumutse. Chotero kukhulupirira Mulungu ndi sitepe lofunika kwambiri kuti timasuke ku mantha athu.
- Anapempha kuti asinthe mtima wake. Anadzipereka kotheratu kwa Yesu Khristu. Popanda kudzipereka kotheratu sitidzakhala ndi kusintha kwakukulu.
Aliyense wa ife angakhale ndi chokumana nacho chimenechi ndi kumasuka ku mantha ovulaza. Ndi njira yomwe imachitika mkati mwathu sitepe ndi sitepe. Mulungu amatiumba m’chikondi ndi kuleza mtima, aliyense m’njira yosiyana. Chofunikira n’chakuti timafuna kuti maganizo athu asinthe: “Pakuti ndiye Mulungu wakuchita mwa inu kufuna ndi kuchita monga mwa kukondwera kwake.” ( Afilipi. 2,13).
Mfundo yake si mphamvu yathu, koma kutembenukira maganizo athu kwa Mulungu: “Ikani maganizo anu pa dziko lakumwamba la Mulungu, osati pa chimene chili dziko lapansili.” ( Akolose. 3,2 Chiyembekezo kwa nonse).
Paulo akutionetsa mfundo imene imatithandiza kupanga zosankha zovuta kuti tipewe zosankha zoipa motengela maganizo athu. Munthu angathe kulamulira chifuniro chake, koma osati maganizo ake: «Zida zanga pankhondo iyi si za munthu wofooka, koma zida zamphamvu za Mulungu. Ndi iwo ndikuononga linga la adani: Ndikugwetsa zomangidwa zabodza zamalingaliro ndikugwetsa kunyada komwe kumatsutsana ndi chidziwitso chowona cha Mulungu. Ndimalanda malingaliro onse opandukira Mulungu ndikuwayika pansi pa lamulo la Khristu. ”2. Akorinto 10,4- 5 Baibulo la Uthenga Wabwino).
Tikamaona moyo wathu monga mmene Mulungu amauonera, chimakhala chiyeso, makamaka ngati sitikuona kuti Mulungu aliko kapena akuwoneka kuti ali kutali ndi ife. Cholinga cha Mulungu n’chakuti tithe kupirira mayesero a moyo wathu: “Pakadali pano, mayesero a anthu okha ndi amene akukukhudzani. Koma Mulungu ali wokhulupirika, amene sadzalola inu kuyesedwa koposa mphamvu yanu, koma adzathetsa chiyeso kotero kuti mukhoze kupirira nacho.”1. Akorinto 10,13).
Tsogolo lathu limaposa kuganiza moperewera. Sitikumvetsa bwino mmene Mulungu amatikondera. Anthu amene anadzipereka kwa Mulungu amamumvera ngakhale kuti samvetsa chilichonse. Tiyenera kuphunzira kusiya zinthu ndi kuika moyo wathu m’manja mwa Mulungu mozindikira. Yesu anali m’tulo m’ngalawamo pamene namondwe wamkulu anawononga ngalawayo ndipo ophunzira ake anachita mantha kuti: “Mukuchitanji mantha? Kodi chikhulupiriro chanu chaching'ono chotere? Kenako anaimirira ndi kuopseza mphepo ndi mafunde, ndipo nthawi yomweyo panabata bata.” (Mat 8,25—26 New Life Bible).
Kodi timatani pamene mikuntho ya moyo ibwera? Kodi ndife odekha ndi odekha, ndi chidaliro chonse mwa Mulungu, kapena kodi kaŵirikaŵiri timafanana ndi ophunzira? Munthu wachibadwa amagwidwa ndi mantha, nkhawa ndi nkhawa. Chifukwa chake ndi kudziteteza komanso kudzikonda. Malingaliro ameneŵa anali achilendo kwa Yesu Kristu. M’povuta kumvetsa kuti matenda aakulu, imfa ya wokondedwa, kapena umphaŵi wapangidwa kuti utithandize. Koma mikhalidwe yovuta kwambiri m’moyo imafunikira chikhulupiriro: “Musadere nkhaŵa konse; Ndipo mtendere wa Mulungu wakupambana chidziŵitso chonse, udzasunga mitima yanu ndi maganizo anu mwa Kristu Yesu.” ( Afilipi. 4,6-7. ).
Chikondi cha Mulungu motsutsana ndi mantha
Chikondi chimathamangitsa mantha athu ndikuchiritsa kuvulala kwathu: «Mantha mulibe m'chikondi, koma chikondi changwiro chimatulutsa mantha. Pakuti mantha akuyembekezera chilango; koma wamantha sali wangwiro m’chikondi” (1. Johannes 4,18).
Mulungu amafuna kuti tikulitse chikondi chathu ndi chikhulupiriro chathu mwa iye kukhala cholimba: “Wodala iye amene apirira mayesero; Pakuti akadzavomerezedwa, adzalandira mphoto ya moyo, imene Mulungu analonjeza kwa amene amamukonda.” (Yakobo 1,12)
Chikondi changwiro cha Yesu Khristu chimapangitsa moyo wanu watsiku ndi tsiku kukhala wokongola komanso wolemera. Chikondi chake chimakumasulani ku zosatetezeka ndi mantha ndikukhala dalitso kwa iwo omwe akuzungulirani omwe amamva chikondi chanu. Ngati mumakonda Mulungu ndi mtima wanu wonse, mudzasangalala kucheza naye m’pemphero. Mudzasangalala kumuuza zakukhosi kwanu ndi kudzipereka kwa iye. Yesu adzakunyamulani kupyola mikuntho ya moyo.
ndi Christine Joosten
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