Nthawi yochepa yapitayo ndinapeza mwayi wothandizira ntchito ku tchalitchi chathu. Ndili ndi kulumala ndipo pali zinthu zambiri zomwe sindingathe kuchita, kotero kupeza chinachake chomwe ndinatha kuchita - chinachake chomwe chinathandiza ndi Ntchito ya Milungu ndipo imeneyo inali njira yochitira zabwino kwa ena - inali yapadera, ndipo ndinali wokondwa kwambiri kuchita izo.
Koma pamene ndinayamba kugwira ntchito, ena sanandipatse thandizo limene ndinkafunikira, ndipo chinthu chonsecho chinali kutenga nthawi ndi mphamvu zambiri kuposa mmene ndinkaganizira.
Ndithudi, chotulukapo chake chinali kupsinjika maganizo. Ndinakhumudwa kwambiri komanso ndinaleza mtima, chifukwa anthu ena anali kundilepheretsa kugwira ntchito yabwino.
Kumbi ndingachita wuli?
Ndinadziŵa kuti kukhumudwa kumeneku, kusaleza mtima kumeneku sikunali bwino, koma kodi ndingachitenso chiyani? Ndinayesa kuganiza bwino za izo. Mwina anthu ankangotanganidwa kwambiri, mwina panali zifukwa zabwino zomwe sakanatha kuthandiza. Pamene ndinalingalira za icho mwanjira imeneyi, ndinakhala wodekha pang'ono. Koma sizinakonze mkhalidwewo; zinangondithandiza kwa nthawi kuti ndisakwiye - mpaka nthawi yotsatira zinthu sizinayende mogwirizana ndi dongosolo langa.
Pa ntchitoyi, ndinali kugwira ntchito limodzi ndi mchimwene wanga wamng'ono. Pokhala nditakula naye, ndimadziŵa zofooka zake pafupifupi limodzinso ndi zanga. Ndikudziwa kuti amakhumudwa mofanana ndi ine pamene anthu sachita zofunika.
Koma pamene tinkagwira ntchito, sindinaone kukhumudwa kulikonse mwa iye. Sindinaone zizindikiro zilizonse za kukwiya ndi kusaleza mtima. M'malo mwake, ndinaona kuti anali ndi mtendere. Osati "kukhala kumbuyo ndi kuchita kanthu" mtendere - koma mtendere wachangu womwe unachita zinthu popanda kukhumudwa. Chotulukapo cha mmene anachitengera chinali chabwino kwambiri kuposa chotulukapo cha mmene ndinachitengera. Palibe kulawa kwa mkwiyo kapena kusaleza mtima. Palibe zofuna kapena kuika chitsenderezo pa anthu. Kungopitiriza ntchitoyo monga momwe angathere.
Pamene ndinali kumuyang'anira, ndinaganiza za zimene zinalembedwa pa Akolose 3:23 (NLT), "Gwirani ntchito mofunitsitsa pa chilichonse chimene mungachite, ngati kuti mukugwirira ntchito Ambuye osati anthu."
Kuchita zinthu m'njira imene imakondweretsa Mulungu
Zimenezo n'zimene mng'ono wanga anali kuchita. Ngakhale kuti tinali kugwira ntchito imodzimodziyo, ndinali kungoyesa kumaliza ntchitoyo, koma cholinga chake chinali kuchita ntchitoyo m'njira imene ingakondweretse Mulungu. Iye anasankha kukana malingaliro a kukwiya ndi kukhala woleza mtima m'malo mwake. Anasankha kunena kuti Ayi ku chiyeso chouza anthu kuti sanali kuchita bwino mbali yawo ya ntchitoyo - m'malo mwake kuwachitira ulemu ndi kuyamikira. Iye anaonetsetsa kuti khalidwe lake likondweretsa Mulungu kenako zinthu zina zonse zinagwera m'malo.
Kukwaniritsa ntchitoyo pa nthawi yake kungakondweretse anthu – ndipo ambiri a iwo sangadziwe n'komwe kuti ndakhala wosaleza mtima bwanji. Koma ntchito yochitidwa mwaukali ndi kusaleza mtima singakondweretse Mulungu.
Chipolowe changa chinachititsidwa ndi kunyada kwanga. Ndinkafuna kuti anthu ena aone kuti ndine wabwino pa ntchito imeneyi. Ndinkafuna kuti anthu ena andithandize pa zimene ndinkafuna. Vuto silinali "enawo". N'zoona kuti mmene "enawo" amachitira zimandisonyeza mmene ndimakhudzilira komanso kukhumudwa kwambiri chifukwa cha umunthu wanga, koma mmene ndimachitira ndi khalidwe lawo ndi chisankho changa. Ndikhoza kusankha kugonjera kukhumudwa ndi kukhumudwa kumeneku - koma ngati ndichita zimenezo, ndiye kuti sindikukondweretsa Mulungu.
Njira yabwino ndiyo kusiya njira yanga yoganizira ndikusankha kutsatira Yesu m'malo mwake - Iye amene anali wodzichepetsa komanso wofatsa mtima - kusintha maganizo anga kuti zomwe ndimachita zisangokhala zabwino kunja koma zimakondweretsadi Mulungu.
Kodi zimenezi n'zothekadi? Ndithudi. Ndikudziwa, chifukwa ndaziwona mwa mchimwene wanga wamng'ono!
Ndipo, mwa chisomo cha Mulungu, zidzakhala zenizeni m'moyo wanga.