"Kodi munali ndi sabata yabwino? Kodi mwachita chiyani?" akufunsa mnzanu wina waubwenzi kuntchito Lolemba m'mawa.
Ndinali ndi sabata yodabwitsa kwambiri; Ndinapita ku msonkhano wachikristu ndi Akristu ena mazana angapo ndipo ziphunzitso zimene ndinamva zinali zabwino ndi zothandiza kwa ine. Koma sindinkaganiza kuti munthu amene anafunsa funsoli ndi Mkhristu, choncho sindinkaganiza kuti angamvetse kuti mlungu wanga unali wodabwitsa bwanji. Ndinamaliza kumupatsa yankho lachisawawa lachizolowezi lakuti: "Zinali zabwino kwambiri, sindinachite kwenikweni zambiri, zinali zosangalatsa."
Ndiye, pambuyo pake, ndinazindikira kuti ine ndinali basi kwenikweni kunama ndipo anayamba kuganiza nthawi zina zonse ndinali mwachindunji kunama, kapena basi kupewa kulankhula za mfundo yakuti ndine Mkhristu ndi kukhulupirira zinthu zina zimene anzanga ogwira nawo ntchito mwina ayi.
Ndikukumbukira kuti ndinakhala pamodzi pa nthawi ya chakudya chamasana pamene ena mwa iwo ankafotokoza nkhani zomwe sizinali zoyera kwambiri kapena zotsutsana ndi zomwe ndimakhulupirira. Ndinangokhala pamenepo, ndikumwetulira, chifukwa chakuti sindinafune kuwapangitsa kukhala osamasuka. Ndinadziuza ndekha kuti sikuti ndikuopa kuyimilira zomwe ndikukhulupirira; kungoti sangamvetse ndipo ndikufuna kuti azikhala omasuka pafupi nane ndikukhala ndi ubale wabwino ndi ine.
Kapolo wa anthu?
Nthawi zonse ndinkaganiza kuti ndikumvetsa vesi limene limati, "Muyenera kuwasiya ndi kudzipatula kwa iwo. Musachite chilichonse ndi chodetsedwa, ndipo ndidzakulandirani." 2 Akorinto 6:17 (GNT). Koma mwadzidzidzi ndinazindikira kuti sindinali kuchita zimene vesili linanena.
Nditapemphera za nkhaniyi, ndinatenga Baibulo langa n'kuwerenga vesi ili kuti: "Nonsenu munagulidwa pamtengo waukulu, choncho musakhale akapolo a anthu." 1 Akorinto 7:23 (NCV). Monga munthu, ndikufuna kugwirizana ndi anthu omwe ndili nawo, kaya ndi anthu omwe ndimagwira nawo ntchito limodzi kapena gulu langa la abwenzi, anzanga omwe amakhala nawo, banja, ndi zina zotero. Ndikufuna kukondedwa ndi kuvomerezedwa; zimenezo ndi zachilengedwe.
Koma kodi ndimagwirizana ndi kupanda umulungu ndi zinthu zimene Mulungu amadana nazo? Kodi ndimayenda limodzi ndi zinthu monga miseche, nthabwala zodetsedwa kapena nkhani, kusekerera, kukopana, ndi zina zotero kokha kuti ndilandiridwe? Kodi ndimanamizira kuti ndine munthu wosamala, wopanda dyera pamene kwenikweni nthawi zambiri sindimamvetsera ngakhale kwenikweni zimene enawo akundiuza?
Ngati ndikumangidwa kwambiri ndi zomwe anthu amaganiza za ine, ndipo sindingathe kuchita zomwe Mulungu akufuna kuti ndichite, zikutanthauza kuti ndine "kapolo wa anthu".
Ufulu wochita zimene Mulungu akufuna
Kenako ndinazindikira kuti sindifunikira kukhalabe kapolo wa anthu! Sadzakhalanso kapolo! Osati ngakhale kamodzi! Mulungu wandipatsa lonjezo pa Aroma 16:20 (NLT), "Mulungu wa mtendere posachedwapa adzaphwanya Satana pansi pa mapazi anu." Sindikusowa kuzungulira ngati "kapolo" wa aliyense amene ndili naye, popanda ngakhale kukhala wokhoza "kuganiza maganizo anga". Ayi, mantha amenewa a kutsekedwa kapena kuchotsedwa akhoza kubwera kwathunthu "pansi pa mapazi anga"! Ndikhoza kuthana ndi mantha amenewa kwathunthu!
Mlungu wotsatira kuntchito unayenda mosiyana kotheratu. Mnzanga wogwira naye ntchito atandifunsa za mlungu wanga, ndinamuuza mosangalala komanso mwachibadwa kuti ndinapita kutchalitchi Lamlungu. Ndiyeno, pamene tsikulo linapitiriza ndipo ndinamva nkhani zobwezera, miseche, kapena zodetsedwa, ndikhoza kusonyeza mwanjira inayake kuti sindinagwirizane ndipo sindinafune kugwirizana ndi zimene anali kuchita kapena kunena. Nthawi zina ndinkanena chinachake ndipo nthawi zina ndinkangochoka. Mulimonse mmene zingakhalire, iwo amadziwa tsopano kuti ndine Mkhristu ndipo aphunzira zimene ndikuyimira.
Vesi la pa 1 Akorinto 7:23 limene limati, "Nonsenu munagulidwa pamtengo waukulu, choncho musakhale akapolo a anthu," limandithandiza kwambiri pamene ndikuyesedwa kuopa anthu kapena kusamalira zimene akuganiza za ine. Ndimasangalala kwambiri kuti ndikhoza kukhala womasuka kukhala kapolo wa anthu. N'zotheka kwathunthu ndipo zingachitike mofulumira kwambiri, mothandizidwa ndi Mulungu. Iye walonjeza izi m'Mawu Ake ndipo ndikuyembekezera kubwera kwambiri mu ufulu umenewu!