Kodi "mtima" m'Baibulo n'chiyani?
Timawerenga zambiri zokhudza mtima wa m'Baibulo, chifukwa m'nthawi za m'Baibulo ankaganiza kuti zosankha zathu, malingaliro ndi maganizo athu zinachokera mumtima. Mtima wa m'Baibulo unaonedwa ngati mtundu wa "malo olamulira" kumene zosankha zathu zonse zinapangidwa. Chotero pamene tiŵerenga za mtima m'Baibulo, chiri ponena za malo amene tili ndi chifuniro chathu, mkhalidwe wathu ndi zolinga zathu, ndi kumene malingaliro athu, zochita ndi mawu zimachokera.
Mtima uwu ndi umene muli monga munthu. Mtima wanu ndi, mosavuta, inu.
Mtima wanu ndi pamene mumasankha pakati pa zabwino ndi zoipa. Chikumbumtima chanu chimapereka uthenga wakuti chinachake n'chabwino kapena choipa, ndipo mtima wanu umasankha zimene mwasankha. Ngati mtima wanu uli m'chigwirizano ndi Mulungu, mukhoza kusankha zabwino nthaŵi zonse. Ngati mutsegula mtima wanu ku zisonkhezero zina, zodetsedwa, mumakhala wakhungu mwauzimu ndipo simungathe kuona bwino pamene muyenera kusankha pakati pa zabwino ndi zoipa.
Mitima yoyera kapena yodetsedwa
Tonsefe timabadwa ndi mitima yoyera, yoyera. Mtima wanu umakhala wodetsedwa mukachimwa dala, mobwerezabwereza. Mwachitsanzo, mukapitiriza kuchita zinthu zimene mukudziwa kuti n'zolakwika, mobwerezabwereza, popanda kulapa. Kungakhale zinthu zonga kusawona mtima, kugonjera ku nsanje, kuyang'ana zinthu zodetsedwa, kudzilola kukhala wokwiya. Zimachitika pamene simukufuna kusiya kuchita izo, ngakhale mutadziwa kuti ndizolakwika.
Koma pamene musankha kusiya chifuniro chanu chauchimo ndi kupereka moyo wanu kwa Mulungu, Iye amayeretsa mtima wanu. Pempherani monga momwe Davide anachitira pa Salmo 51:10 (CEB), "Mundipangire mtima woyera, Mulungu; ikani mzimu watsopano, wokhulupirika mkati mwanga!" Ndiye mumapeza maganizo atsopano, chifuniro chatsopano - chomwe ndi chikhumbo chosankha nthawi zonse zabwino ndikuchita chifuniro cha Mulungu. Mtima watsopanowu ndi woyera komanso woyera kuyambira pachiyambi. Tenepo imwepo mun'funika kucenesa mtima wanu mobwerezabwereza. Koma muyenera kumenyana kuti mukhale oyera. "Kodi wachinyamata angakhale bwanji woyera? Mwa kumvera mawu anu." —Salimo 119:9 (NLT).
Mtima wanu sukhala wodetsedwa chifukwa chakuti mukuyesedwa. Zimakhala zodetsedwa pamene munena kuti Inde ku chiyesocho ndi kuchilola kuloŵa mumtima ndi m'maganizo mwanu. Ndi pamene mumachimwa mwadala mobwerezabwereza popanda kulapa. Kenako mtima wanu umakhala wodetsedwa ndi wolimba.
Zingachitike kuti mumachimwa, koma kugwa mwa iko kokha sikutanthauza kuti mtima wanu umakhala wodetsedwa. Zimadalira momwe mumachitira - ngati mutagwa ndipo muli ndi chisoni chenicheni, ndi kulapa, ndiye kuti muli ndi mtima woyera womwe uli wotseguka kwa Mulungu, ndipo Iye nthawi yomweyo amakukhululukirani. Koma ngati simukuwona ngati zoopsa kwambiri, ngati simusamala, ndipo simukulapa, ndiye kuti mukuumitsa mtima wanu - mtima wanu umakhala wodetsedwa. Mtima wanu umatseka kwa Mulungu.
Tetezani mtima wanu
Zalembedwa pa Miyambo 4:23 (NIV),"Koposa zonse, tetezani mtima wanu, pakuti zonse zimene mumachita zimachokera ku izo."
M'mawu ena, chitani zonse zomwe mungathe kuti mtima wanu ukhale woyera, chifukwa zonse zomwe mumachita zimachokera mumtima mwanu. Zosankha zanu, zochita zanu ndi zochita zanu, momwe mumamvera, kuganiza ndi kulingalira zinthu, mawu anu amachokera ku zomwe zili mumtima mwanu. Izi zikhoza kukhala zoyera kapena zodetsedwa, malingana ndi momwe mtima wanu ulili ndi zosankha zomwe mwapanga kumeneko. Zimakhudza ubwenzi wanu ndi Mulungu.
Ngati mtima wanu uli woyera, ndiye kuti zonse zomwe zimatuluka m'moyo wanu ndi zoyera. Ngati mtima wanu uli wodetsedwa, ndiye kuti zonse zomwe zimatuluka m'moyo wanu ndizodetsedwa. Zochita zanu zimachitika chifukwa cha zimene zili mumtima mwanu. Yesu akunena zimenezi momveka bwino kwambiri pa Mateyu 12:34-35 (CEV), "Mawu anu amasonyeza zimene zili m'mitima yanu. Anthu abwino amatulutsa zinthu zabwino m'mitima yawo, koma anthu oipa amatulutsa zinthu zoipa m'mitima yawo." Tinganenenso kuti mawu athu samangosonyeza zimene zili m'mitima yathu, komanso maganizo athu ndi zochita zathu.
N'chifukwa chake limanena mwamphamvu kwambiri mu Miyambo kuti: "Koposa zonse, tetezani mtima wanu." Chifukwa chakuti zimene zili mumtima mwanu zimakhala moyo wanu.