Mphamvu ya chikhulupiriro
"Kukhala ndi chikhulupiriro ndiko kutsimikizira zinthu zimene tikuyembekezera, kutsimikizira zinthu zimene sitingathe kuziona." Ahebri 11:1.
Kukhulupirira Mulungu ndi mphamvu imene ingapulumutse moyo wathu. Sikumverera. Ayi, ndiko kukhulupirira mphamvu ya Mulungu kutipulumutsa kotheratu ku uchimo. Timapemphera kwa Mulungu kuti tipeze chikhulupiriro, ndiyeno kulimbana kuti tigwire moyo wathu wonse. Koma tikakhala ndi chikhulupiriro, timakumana ndi mphamvu yodabwitsa yomwe ili nayo yosintha moyo wathu kwathunthu. Koma motani? Kodi kukhala ndi moyo wokhulupirira Mulungu kungatithandize bwanji?
1. Sitifunikiranso kuda nkhawa ndi zam'tsogolo.
"Musadandaule ndi chilichonse," Paulo akutiuza mu Afilipi 4:6.
"Perekani nkhawa zanu zonse ndi kusamalira Mulungu, pakuti amakuderani nkhawa," analemba motero Petro pa 1 Petro 5:7.
Ngati timangodalira zimene timamvetsetsa, timada nkhaŵa ndi ziyeso ndi zovuta zambiri zimene zimabwera m'miyoyo yathu. Ndipotu sitikudziwa chifukwa chake tili ndi mavuto amenewa. Sitikudziwa kuti zotsatira zake kapena zotsatira zake zidzakhala zotani, kapena kuti zidzatikhudza bwanji kwa nthawi yaitali. Nanga mtsogolo? M'moyo wathu wonse, tikhoza kuloŵa m'mikhalidwe imene sitinayembekezere ndiyeno kuwadera nkhaŵa kwambiri.
Koma ngati tisankha kukhala ndi chikhulupiriro, kukhulupirira Mulungu – Mmisiri Wamkulu amene amatsogolera zonse kumwamba ndi padziko lapansi – ndiye kuti timamasulidwa ku nkhawa za moyo wathu. Mulungu ali ndi dongosolo langwiro kwa ife mu zonse Iye amatumiza njira yathu. Amatitumizira mayesero kapena zovuta ndipo Iye amatiyesa, kuti tithe kugonjetsa uchimo, ndipo zipatso za Mzimu zikhoza kukula mwa ife. Amadziwa mmene zidzathera. Iye wakonza moyo wathu wonse, ndi chikondi ndi chisamaliro. Tikakhulupiriradi zimenezo, tilibe chifukwa chimodzi chokhalira ndi nkhawa. Tikhoza kutaya chisamaliro chathu chonse pa Iye ndi kukhala otanganidwa ndi kuchita chifuniro Chake m'malo modandaula za zonse zakale, zamakono, ndi zamtsogolo.
2. Timakhala ndi chidaliro, amphamvu, ndi olimba mtima.
Tikamayesetsa kuchita zabwino, timazindikira mwamsanga kuti ndife ofooka kwambiri ndipo nthawi zambiri timalephera kuchita zabwino. Timapeza kuti nthawi zambiri sitikhala oleza mtima mokwanira pamene tili ndi ana athu; nthawi zina timanena zinthu zopweteka kwa anthu amene timawakonda. Ngati tipitirizabe, malingana ndi mphamvu zathu osati za Mulungu, tidzalefulidwa mwamsanga ndi zofooka zathu pamene tiyang'anizana ndi kulephera kumeneku.
Koma ngati tili ndi chikhulupiriro mwa Mulungu ndi mphamvu ya Mawu Ake, tikudziwa kuti sitiyenera kupitiriza ndi mphamvu zathu. 2 Mbiri 16:9 imati, "Pakuti maso a Ambuye apite njira iyi ndi kuti, kudzera padziko lonse lapansi, kulola kuti zioneke kuti iye ndi chithandizo champhamvu cha anthu amene mitima yawo ndi yoona kwa iye."
Timawerenganso lonjezo lodabwitsali pa Aroma 16:20: "Mulungu amene amabweretsa mtendere posachedwapa adzagonjetsa Satana ndi kukupatsani mphamvu pa iye."
Ngati tikhulupirira mavesi ameneŵa, ndi Baibulo lonse, tidzakhulupirira Mulungu m'ziyeso zathu. Tidzakhala otsimikiza kwambiri kuti Mulungu adzagonjetsa Satana ndi kutipatsa mphamvu pa iye. Zotsatira zake n'zotsimikizika! Mulungu adzasonyeza mphamvu Zake zazikulu mwa kutimenyera nkhondo, ndipo tidzagonjetsa uchimo. Kukhulupirira zimenezi kudzatipangitsa kukhala olimba mtima ndi olimba mtima polimbana ndi tchimo limene limakhala m'chibadwa chathu chaumunthu.
3. Tili ndi chimwemwe.
"Ndipo ndikutsimikiza kuti Mulungu, amene anayamba ntchito yabwino mkati mwa inu, adzapitiriza ntchito yake mpaka potsirizira pake itatha pa tsiku limene Khristu Yesu adzabweranso." Afilipi 1:6.
Mulungu wayamba ntchito mwa ife. Ndipo ndi ntchito yotani imeneyo? Ntchito yotimasula ku tchimo m'chilengedwe chathu ndi kutisintha kuti tikhale ngati Yesu. Zimenezi zimabweretsa chimwemwe chachikulu kwa aliyense amene akufunadi kumasuka ku uchimo. Mulungu sanangoyamba ntchito, Iye watitsimikizira kuti Iye adzamaliza. Mulungu sali ngati anthu ambiri amene samaliza zimene ayamba. Iye samayamba chinachake kenako n'kuchigwetsa kapena kutaya chidwi Iye asanamalize.
Pamenepo kodi tingakhumudwe motani ndi njira ya moyo? Ngati tili ndi chikhulupiriro m'Mawu a Mulungu – m'malonjezo Ake otisintha, mu mphamvu Yake yotithandiza kugonjetsa uchimo – ndiye kuti tidzadzazidwa ndi chimwemwe.
4. Palibe chimene chingatisunthe.
"Amene amakhulupirira Yehova ali ngati phiri la Ziyoni, limene silingathe kugwedezeka. Imakhalabe yolimba mpaka kalekale." Salmo 125:1.
M'malo ambiri m'Baibulo, Mawu a Mulungu amayerekezedwa ndi thanthwe. Mu uthenga wabwino wa Mateyu, Yesu akutiuza kuti aliyense amene wamva mawu Ake ndi kuwachitira, adzakhala ngati munthu amene anamanga nyumba yake pathanthwe. Ndipo pamene mphepo yamkuntho idzabwera ndi kugunda pa nyumba imeneyo, idzakhalabe yoima, chifukwa cha maziko olimba a chikhulupiriro chimene imamangidwirapo. (Mateyu 7:24-27.)
Koma amene amakhala ndi moyo mogwirizana ndi malingaliro awo ndi kuika chidaliro chawo m'zinthu za dziko lino lapansi, ali ngati munthu amene amamanga nyumba yake pamchenga. Ndi maziko oipa chotani nanga! Mkuntho woyamba ukagwetsa nyumba imeneyo.
Ngati timakhulupirira Mulungu ndi kusankha kukhala ndi moyo mwa chikhulupiriro, osati ndi malingaliro athu omwe amasintha nthawi zonse, sitikukhudzidwa ndi mphepo yamkuntho ya moyo. Palibe chimene chingatikhumudwitse. Palibe chimene chingabe chikhulupiriro chathu, chifukwa timakhulupirira Mulungu wamphamvuyonse.
5. Timakumana ndi zozizwitsa.
Chipangano Chakale chimadzazidwa ndi nkhani za anthu amene anakumana ndi zozizwitsa kudzera mu mphamvu ya chikhulupiriro. Iwo amadziwika ngakhale kuti "ngwazi za chikhulupiriro" lero. Taganizirani za Davide. Ngakhale kuti anali mnyamata wamng'ono, iye ankakhulupirira mosakaikira kuti Mulungu adzamuthandiza kugonjetsa Goliati wamkuluyo. Iye sanaime kuti aganizire za izo, kuti agwire ntchito kuti chimphonacho chinali chachikulu bwanji, zaka zingati zomwe anali kumenyana ngati msilikali, ndi zina zotero. Iye anasankha kukhulupirira Mulungu, ndipo anapitiriza ndi chikhulupiriro. Ndipo chifukwa cha chikhulupiriro chake, anapulumutsa gulu lankhondo la Israyeli kwa Afilisti!
Pali zitsanzo zina zambiri za zozizwitsa zimene Mulungu anachita kupyolera mwa ngwazi za chikhulupiriro ndi ngwazi za chikhulupiriro. Koma chozizwitsa chachikulu koposa zonse ndicho chozizwitsa chimene Mulungu anachita mwa Yesu, ndi chimene Iye adzachita mwa aliyense wa ife amene amakhulupirira. Iye adzatithandiza kulimbana ndi uchimo m'chibadwa chathu chaumunthu ndi kuugonjetsa, kufikira pamene sitikuyesedwanso ngakhale kuchimwa, koma tili odzala ndi zipatso za Mzimu m'malo mwake. Adzatisintha kuti tikhale chikhalidwe chathu kukhala oleza mtima m'mikhalidwe yomwe tikanakhala oleza mtima kale, kuyamikira m'malo modandaula, ndi zina zotero. Tsopano chimenecho ndi chozizwitsa! Ndipo ngati tikhulupirira Mulungu, chozizwitsa chimenecho chidzachitika mkati pathu.
"Anthu onsewa anapeza mbiri yabwino chifukwa cha chikhulupiriro chawo, komabe palibe aliyense wa iwo amene analandira zonse zimene Mulungu analonjeza. Pakuti Mulungu anali ndi chinachake chabwino m'maganizo mwa ife, kuti asafike pa ungwiro popanda ife." Aheberi 11:39-40.
"Mphamvu yake yaumulungu yatipatsa zonse zomwe tikufunikira kuti tikhale ndi moyo waumulungu kudzera mu chidziwitso chathu cha iye amene anatiitana ndi ulemerero wake ndi ubwino wake. Kudzera mwa zimenezi watipatsa malonjezo ake aakulu kwambiri komanso amtengo wapatali, kuti kudzera mwa iwo mutenge nawo mbali m'chikhalidwe cha Mulungu, mutathawa ziphuphu m'dziko lochititsidwa ndi zilakolako zoipa." 2 Petro 1:3-4.
