Ukholo Obuhlungu: Izindlela Zokuthandaza Ngempumelelo
UJacob waxabana noNkulunkulu waze wafika lapho okhalweni bakhe behla. Naphezu kobuhlungu, akazange ayeke ukulwa ngoba wayezimisele ukuthola isibusiso sikaNkulunkulu. Igama elithi "wrestle" lapha lisho ukuthandaza nokulinxusa, ukukhala phambi kobukhona bukaNkulunkulu. UJakobe akazange anaka bonke ubuhlungu obuncipha kuleyo ndawo yomkhuleko.
Kwesinye isikhathi sigxila kakhulu ebuhlungwini bethu ngesikhathi somkhuleko lapho kuba nzima ngathi ukukhuluma noNkulunkulu ngezimo zethu. Kunezikhathi lapho kufanele ubhekele kude nobuhlungu bakho, njengoJakobe akwenza lapho elwa noNkulunkulu. Akazange agxile ebuhlungwini bakhe kepha lapho ethola isibusiso sikaNkulunkulu ngempilo yakhe.
Lapho singena emthandazweni, sivame ukuletha izimo zethu nathi, sisho izinto ezifana, "uNkulunkulu, awukwazi ukubona ukuthi ngenzenjani?" Kepha kwesinye isikhathi, lokho okudingayo kuyisibusiso, futhi kufanele unganaki ubuhlungu obukade uhlangabezana nalo futhi ufuna ikhono lakhe, ukwazi ikhono lakhe lokukukhulula kunoma yini obhekene nayo.
Izikhathi eziningi, sigxila kakhulu ebuhlungwini nasesimweni sokuthi kuba nzima ukuba uNkulunkulu ahlenge kuwo. Lapho uJona esesiswini senhlanzi, akazange abe nakho umhlatshelo wokunikela kodwa waqala ukunikela ngomhlatshelo wezindebe zakhe, wakhuleka futhi ubonge uNkulunkulu.
Kunezikhathi lapho konke okunye kungasebenzi khona, futhi uzizwa sengathi kufanele ugxile kulokho obhekene nakho, kepha ukhiye wokuphumelela awugxili ebuhlungwini. Ibhayibheli lithi ngamaHeberu 12: 2, "Ebheka kuJesu, umlobi kanye nomlobi wokholo lwethu, ojabulisa injabulo eyayibekwe phambi kwakhe wakhuthazela isiphambano." Kunezikhathi lapho kufanele ubekezelele, noma ngabe ubhekene nalokho, futhi uhlale uqinile.
Inkinga ngesinye isikhathi ukuthi asisagxili kuJesu kodwa ezimweni zethu nangezimo zethu. Lapho uJesu ebiza uPhetro ukuba ahambe phezu kwamanzi, amagagasi ayekhona, kepha inqobo nje uma ukugxila kukaPeter kuhlala kuJesu, waqhubeka ehamba phezu kwamanzi. Kwesinye isikhathi, sigxila kakhulu ezinhlungwini zethu nasezinseleleni ezinzima ngathi ukubona isandla sikaNkulunkulu.
Kepha kunezikhathi lapho kufanele ugcine amehlo akho kuye, noma ngabe ubhekene nalokho. UJakobe waqhubeka nokuxabana noNkulunkulu, futhi iBhayibheli libonisa nokuthi uNkulunkulu wamthinta ngenhlonimbani ukuba amenze ayeke ukuhamba, kodwa wathi, "Ake wakuvumela ukuba ungibusise." Wayesezinhlungwini? Yebo. Kwakuwumzuzu onzima kuye? Yebo. Kepha waqonda ukuthi ufuna isibusiso kulokhu kuhlangana, ngakho waqhubeka ethandaza wathi, "Ngeke ngikuvumele uhambe uze ungibusise."
Wayenesimo sowesifazane onenkinga yegazi. Wacindezela phakathi kwesixuku wathi, "Uma ngikwazi ukukuthinta kuphela umphetho wengubo yakhe, ngizobe senziwe ngiphelele." Kwesinye isikhathi, sigxila kakhulu kulokho esikwenzayo ukuthi asikwazi ukucindezela futhi sithandaze.
Engikufuna ukuthi ukwenze akugxili kulokho okwenzayo noma okwenzekayo eduze kwakho kodwa kugxile kuye. Funa isandla sakhe ngempilo yakho, wazi ukuthi uJesu ubhala udaba lwakho namuhla.
Inkosi ikubusise.
