Chikhulupiriro. Kodi munayamba mwadzifunsapo kuti chinthu champhamvu chonchi panthawi imodzimodziyo chingaoneke bwanji chovuta kufotokoza?
Kodi chikhulupiriro nchiyani? Ndi mawu amene ife monga Akristu timamva kawirikawiri. Chikhulupiriro mwa Yesu, Mwana wa Mulungu, ndi nsembe Yake kaamba ka ife, chatipulumutsa ku chilango chosatha ndi imfa. Chikhulupiriro m'nsembe ya Yesu kaamba ka ife ndicho maziko a chipulumutso. Kumatiika ife mwa Mulungu. Koma kodi chikhulupiriro chimenechi chimasanduka motani chinthu chenicheni m'moyo wanga wa tsiku ndi tsiku, pamene ndichita ntchito zanga panyumba, kuntchito, kapena kulikonse kumene ndili? Kodi kukhulupirira Mulungu kumatanthauzanji kwenikweni?
Chikhulupiriro chamoyo mwa Mulungu
Osati kale kwambiri, ndinali ndi vumbulutso laumwini lonena za chikhulupiriro. Mukhoza kunena motere, chikhulupiriro chimenecho chakhala chenicheni kwambiri kwa ine. Zinasintha kuchoka pa kukhala chinthu chimene ndinavutika kumvetsa ndi mutu wanga, kukhala chinachake chimene chaloŵa mumtima mwanga. Chikhulupiriro tsopano ndi chimene chimandipangitsa kuti ndipitirize masana. Zimatsogolera zosankha zanga za tsiku ndi tsiku kuti ndisankhe bwino.
Chikhulupiriro chakhala chinthu chomwe ndingakhudze, chinachake chothandiza, chaumwini. Zasintha maganizo anga pa moyo. Kwenikweni, zasintha zonse. Osati mwachisawawa. Koma m'njira yomwe yakhudza chirichonse kuyambira ntchito wamba za tsiku ndi tsiku mpaka mayesero akuluakulu ndi mayesero, kuyambira kukhulupirira kuti ndidzakhala ndi mphamvu zokwanira kumaliza ntchito pambuyo pa tsiku lalitali, kukhala ndi chikhulupiriro kuti ndidzafika pa kukhuta kwathunthu kwa chikhalidwe chaumulungu, chaumulungu (Aefeso 3:19). Ineyo pandekha, ndinganene kuti zimenezi n'zimene zimatanthauza kukhala ndi chikhulupiriro chamoyo.
Chikhulupiriro – umboni wa zimene sitikuona
Nthawi zonse ndimadzifunsa kuti zikutanthauza chiyani kuti chikhulupiriro ndi umboni wa zimene sitikuona. "Chikhulupiriro ndi zenizeni za zimene tikuyembekezera, umboni wa zimene sitikuona." Ahebri 11:1.
Kodi n'zotheka bwanji kukhulupirira chinthu chimene sindingathe kuchiona, kapena sindikudziwa n'komwe? Monga mwachitsanzo, kuti tsogolo langa - ngakhale silikudziwika - ndi lotetezeka m'manja mwa Mulungu? Koma ndazindikira kuti chikhulupiriro kwenikweni ndi umboni wa zomwe sitikuwona, chifukwa nthawi yomwe ndimayamba kukhulupirira, zikuchitika kale. Chinachake chimasintha mumtima mwanga ndi kuti zimene ndili nazo chikhulupiriro zimakhala zenizeni.
"Ngati mukhalabe mwa ine ndipo mawu anga akhalabe mwa inu, pemphani chilichonse chimene mukufuna ndipo chidzakuchitirani." Yohane 15:7. Ndili ndi chikhulupiriro chonse pa izi ndikukumana ndi izi, tsiku lililonse! Kuchokera kufunsa chinachake chophweka, mwachitsanzo, kuti ndidzatha kupeza zoyendera, kapena kuti madzulo ndi gulu la ana a tchalitchi changa adzadalitsidwa ndi abwino, kapena mapemphero kwa ena chifukwa cha machiritso awo ndi chitetezo, ndikukumana kuti Mulungu amayankha pemphero mobwerezabwereza. Izi zimandipatsa chikhulupiriro chowonjezereka, ndipo ngakhale chikhumbo chachikulu cha kupemphera - Ndimadalira pemphero, ndikuyenera kupemphera. Ndikhoza kupempherera zinthu zazing'ono za tsiku ndi tsiku kapena mayesero akuluakulu ndi mayesero, ndikukhala pa mpumulo chifukwa ndikudziwa kuti mapemphero anga amveka.
"O, kulawa ndi kuona kuti Ambuye ndi wabwino; wodalitsika ndi munthu amene amakhulupirira Iye!" —Salimo 34:8. Umu ndi mmene ndikumana ndi Mulungu!
Kukhulupirira Mulungu kumapatsa chilakiko
Ndikukhulupirira kuti ndikhoza kupeza chigonjetso pa uchimo. Kuwonjezera pa kundithandiza kupuma m'zinthu zothandiza za moyo wa tsiku ndi tsiku, chikhulupiriro chandithandiza kukhulupirira kuti Mulungu amene wayamba ntchito yabwino mwa ine, sadzasiya lisanathe pa tsiku limene Khristu Yesu abwerera. (Afilipi 1:6). Zimenezo sizikutanthauza kuti sindichita kanthu ndikungoyembekezera kuti chinachake chichitike, ayi, chikhulupiriro chimandipangitsa kukhala wopanda mantha pa nkhondo zanga. Ngati munayenera kupita kunkhondo 100% otsimikiza kuti mudzatulukamo amoyo komanso ndi chigonjetso, kodi zimenezo sizingakupatseni mphamvu zonse ndi kulimba mtima kuti mulimbane ndi kutenga chiopsezo, kotero mumapambana kupambana komwe mukuwona kale patsogolo panu?
Chikhulupiriro chimatipatsa chilakiko pa tchimo m'moyo wathu. Chikhulupiriro chimalonjeza kuti ndi 100% otsimikiza kuti tidzapeza chigonjetso pa tchimo mwa ife. Ndipo ndi izo zimabwera dalitso lalikulu kwambiri. Mpumulo wakuya. Chimwemwe chosagwedera. Mphamvu yogonjetsa ngakhale zambiri.
Ndi chikhulupiriro, zinthu zosaoneka zimawoneka. Ndimaona mphamvu ndi mphamvu zosaoneka za Mulungu zimene ndinalibe kale. Ndimapeza chisomo, chomwe ndi chithandizo, ndipo ndikudziwa zimenezo chifukwa m'madera omwe ndinkavutika kale, zimakhala zosavuta pang'onopang'ono. Kumene ndinkachita mantha kuvomereza zolakwa zanga, zakhala zosavuta komanso zosavuta pamene ndikuchita kwambiri.
Ndimakhala ndi chikhulupiriro chochuluka kwambiri ndikaona kuti zonse zimene Mulungu amachita ndi kundipatsa, sindikanatha kuchita ndekha. Mulungu ndi weniweni, Iye ndi Wamphamvuyonse, ndipo kuona zimene Mulungu amandichitira kumandipatsa chikhumbo chachikulu cha kumtumikira Iye.
Kukhulupirira Mulungu kumadzetsa mpumulo
Chikhulupiriro, kukhulupirira Mulungu, kupambana, ndi kupumula zimapita pamodzi.
Chikhulupiriro chimabweretsa mpumulo. Pumulani chifukwa ndikudziwa kuti moyo wanga uli m'manja mwa Mulungu. Pumulani chifukwa ndikupambana pa tchimo mwa ine. Kumene kale kunali nkhondo yosatha yolimbana ndi zoipa mwa ine yomwe inkawoneka kuti ikuwuka mobwerezabwereza, kupambana kumathetsa nkhondo. Pali mapeto. Mpumulo ndi wofanana ndi kupambana!
"Popeza chifukwa chake Khristu anavutika m'thupi, dzipangireni mkono komanso ndi cholinga chomwecho (pakuti aliyense amene wavutika m'thupi watha ndi uchimo)..." 1 Petro 4:1.
M'mawu ena, chifukwa Khristu anavutika m'thupi, ndiko kuti Iye anadutsa ululu wa kusiya chifuniro chake, inenso ndiyenera kukhala wokonzeka kuchita chimodzimodzi. Aliyense amene akudutsa m'zowawa za kusiya chifuniro chake amasiya kuchimwa.
Kungokhulupirira mokwanira vesi limeneli kumapangitsa kukhala kosavuta kusagonja ku chiyeso. Zikuwoneka zolemera ndi zovuta tsopano pamene ndikuyenera kusiya chifuniro changa, koma ngati ndipitiriza kusiya chifuniro changa ndikuchita chifuniro cha Mulungu m'malo mwake, padzafika tsiku limene sindidzasunthidwanso pamene ndili mu mkhalidwe wofananawo. Ndidzakhala ndi mpumulo pakati pa mkuntho. Ndidzakhala wosagwedezeka!
Chikhulupiriro chimapangitsa moyo kukhala wopepuka ndi wosavuta kukhala nawo. Chikhulupiriro chimandipatsa chidaliro. Palibe tsiku limene ndiyenera kuda nkhawa. Chikhulupiriro chimaletsa chisokonezo. Chikhulupiriro chimathetsa zikayikiro zonse.
Kukhulupirira Mulungu ndi chisankho
Chikhulupiriro ndi chosankha! Ndikhoza kupempherera, koma m'mikhalidwe yosiyanasiyana ya moyo, ndiyenera kuisankha.
Kusankha chikhulupiriro kulibe chochita ndi malingaliro anga kapena kumvetsetsa kwanga. Sindifunikira kumva kukhala wodzala ndi chikhulupiriro, ndiyenera kusankha kukhulupirira zonse zolembedwa m'Mawu a Mulungu. Ndikachita zimenezo kwambiri, zimakhala zosavuta. Chikhulupiriro chimasintha zinthu!
Chikhulupiriro chimatanthauza kugwirika malonjezo a Mulungu (amene analembedwa m'Baibulo) ngakhale nditakhala wofooka ndi wovutika. Chikhulupiriro ndi chosankha cha mtima, ndipo aliyense angapange chosankha chimenecho.
Zonse zomwe tiyenera kuchita, ndi kutenga sitepe imodzi ya chikhulupiriro. Sankhani kukhulupirira; lolani chikhulupiriro kusinthiratu moyo wanu!
"'Bweretsani chakhumi chonse m'nyumba yosungiramo zinthu, kuti m'nyumba mwanga mukhale chakudya. Mundiyese mu ichi," akutero Ambuye Wamphamvuyonse, "ndipo onani ngati sindidzaponya zipata za kumwamba ndi kutsanulira dalitso lalikulu kwambiri kwakuti sipadzakhala malo okwanira kulisunga.'" Malaki 3:10.