Fruits - Tribulation

Blessings everyone and welcome to Fertile Hearts where we are being fruitful and multiplying. Yes, yes, yes. So today's fruit that we're going to be bringing is about tribulation. We're bringing information and transformation through tribulation. So let me start with the word. The word is coming from 2 Corinthians 7:2. I am filled with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful. In all our tribulation. So what is tribulation? Tribulation is when we are going through different trials that may be tough. Anything that may be tough, worrisome, um, may exemplify trouble. It may bring fear. It may just be a hard place. Like, it's even when we're, we're feeling stuck, that is tribulation. So imagine being in prison or in a place of being stuck where you feel like you can't move forward. So I wanted to kind of have you guys kind of picture yourself, and I want you to kind of feel it today, just standing in one space. You're standing in one space and you can't move. So imagine yourself not being able to move. How do you move out of that place that is trapping you, or you feel like you're trapped? So now I want you to picture yourself joyful in prison. So imagine yourself being stuck But imagine yourself being joyful. Like, how do you see yourself being joyful? What would it take? So we're identifying some of the things that it would take for us to be joyful. Like, for me, my hands are wide, my, my mouth is smiling, my eyes are big, my feet are moving, my My body is just flowing freely. I'm speaking. So that's how I'm imagining what it would take for me to be joyful in prison. Can you honestly imagine it? So I want you to see it. Can you honestly imagine yourself being joyful in a hard place. Now, on your own, it would be impossible. Well, we know that God can do the impossible, so the circumstances simply wouldn't apply. The circumstances that we may think or imagine wouldn't apply to God. Because he can do exceedingly abundantly more than we could ever think or imagine. So we should know, or we will know, or we will try to remember and know. And this is the goal, is to know we are not alone. We are not alone. We are not alone. The Apostle Paul exemplifies many Christian attributes, but perhaps None more than joy. Paul knew joy, and joy is happiness regardless of our circumstances. So Paul came to the conclusion that no matter what I'm going through, I'm not exempt from trouble, I'm not exempt from suffering, I'm not exempt from having to go through certain things. But I can have joy. What is that? That is that untouchable peace. So we're able to have that untouchable peace. You can't touch my peace because you can't touch my God. Whoo! You can't touch my peace because you can't touch my God. It was Paul's and it can be yours. So that untouchable peace, it can be yours. When you're facing tribulations, when you're facing different trials, when you're facing the unknown, the unthinkable, like possibly like, why am I going through this? Uh, well, you can't touch God, so therefore God knows. He knows the plans that he has for you. So if this is a plan, what is God trying to, to give to me in this time of my trials, my tribulation? What if He's, he's trying to release out of my life so that I can move forward. What am I need to learn? And sometimes we need to learn joy. Being joyful in times of trouble— can't take someone else's joy. You have to take that joy that God's given you for yourself to be joyful in times of trouble. So how can you be joyful in your trials? For me, I would— if I feel like I'm in some type of trial or trouble or stuck and can't move, I'm like, okay, how I just imagine it, I have to speak it. So I'm going to say my hands are up wide. My feet is moving. I'm, I'm smiling. I feel joy. I am joy. God, I receive your joy. When I think about the words that God has given me, I'm like, okay, what is it that I need in this moment? And then I can look forward to this trial, looking forward to reading God's word and getting an understanding from God and not from others. So that is how you can be joyful in your trials. So I want you to kind of do a reflection and devote some time to yourself to reflect and ask yourself, how can I be joyful in my trials? Thank you guys for joining Fertile Hearts. Go out and be blessed, and also be fruitful and multiply. Thank you. Blessings everyone, and welcome to Fertile Hearts, where we are being fruitful and multiplying. Yes, yes, yes. So today's fruit that we're going to be bringing is about tribulation. We're bringing information. and transformation through tribulation. So let me start with the word. The word is coming from 2 Corinthians 7:2. I am filled with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation. So what is tribulation? Tribulation is When we are going through different trials that may be tough, anything that may be tough, worrisome, um, may exemplify trouble, it may bring fear, it may just be a hard place. Like, it's even when we're, we're feeling stuck. That is tribulation. So imagine being in prison or in a place of being stuck where you feel like you can't move forward. So I wanted to kind of have you guys kind of picture yourself, and I want you to kind of feel it today, just standing in one space. You're standing in one space and you can't move. So imagine yourself not being able to move. But how do you move out of that place that is trapping you, or you feel like you're trapped? So now I want you to picture yourself joyful in prison. So imagine yourself being stuck, but imagine yourself being joyful. Like, how do you see yourself being joyful? What would it take? So we're identifying some of the things that it would take for us to be joyful. Like, for me, my hands are wide, my, my mouth is smiling, my eyes are big, my feet are moving, my body is just flowing freely, I'm speaking. So That's how I'm imagining what it would take for me to be joyful in prison. Can you honestly imagine it? So I want you to see it. Can you honestly imagine yourself being joyful in a hard place? Now, on your own, it would be impossible. Well, we know that God can do the impossible, so the circumstances simply