You have granted me life and favor, and Your care has preserved my spirit.

After Dewey asked me to write, I pray=
ed. After I prayed, Dewey said to write something about the theme of DDC: F=
ruit and God/not luck, I went to the Lord in Prayer and this is what the Lo=
rd has given me to share with you Today.

I believe that 1st we=
must know the love of God =E2=80=93where trust and faith begin to grow. Th=
en we can apply God=E2=80=99s unconditional love to our life (1 Co 13:4-8) =
of being patient and kind when it hurts our ego, pride and selfish ambition=
the most. THEN, we can take a look to see IF the FRUIT of the SPIRIT is&nb=
sp;[active or inactive] in our life! Here=E2=80=99s our scale t=
o see how we are measuring in God=E2=80=99s eyes=E2=80=9D

From Page 198 of The Train Whistle, S=
ounding the Call of God=E2=80=99s Love:

Words Are Powerful

Words can be the difference in where =
we show our appreciation and acknowledgment: toward God or claiming success=
as a boast in ourselves. Words reflect our hearts to show if we choose to =
praise and thank God or ignore what God has done. Regardless of our opinion=
on this, God hears our words, and we either praise and thank God in all th=
at we do or we shun him sometimes.

Luck seems to be an all-A=
merican word, and although seemingly innocent, luck is attached to e-mails =
and is ultimately where some people place their hope. Luck differs from fai=
th in that in faith, there is no doubt, but in luck, there is. Luck is base=
d on a collision of accidents. Faith is based on our hope in all that Jesus=
has done. Good luck to you has a nice sound and is meant =
well, but luck has no attachment to God=E2=80=99s good will. Instead, we sh=
ould say: if it is the Lord=E2=80=99s will, then you will be blessed by you=
r faith.

We are blessed by God=E2=80=99s grace=
that he has given us through our faith in Jesus Christ, not by luck. A mor=
e powerful expression of words directs focus onto God=E2=80=99s good will i=
n his perfect guidance of his wisdom, where we are truly promoted in our li=
ves that God has given us to live. Be blessed reminds us t=
o focus on our gifts that are received from God with a grateful heart, givi=
ng God praise and thanksgiving at the same time.

Luck indicates by acciden=
t or good fortune and by means gained by our own efforts alone without a ne=
ed for God=E2=80=99s help. However, ablessing acknowledges what=
God has done. Give God the glory for the good things that happen your way =
and watch God bless you even more when the going gets tough. Not by=
chance or reason, but by the grace of God.

Words can offer than=
ks, and with our words we can serve the Lord. We have a ch=
oice to choose our words carefully. Experiencing positive words changes our=
perspective in experiencing God.

To say =E2=80=9CI am blessed=E2=80=9D=
or =E2=80=9CIt was a blessing=E2=80=9D serves God more than saying what th=
e world says: =E2=80=9CIt was luck=E2=80=9D or =E2=80=9CI am lucky.=E2=80=
=9D There is a power in our words.

But I tell you=
that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every carele=
ss word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by y=
our words you will be condemned (Matthew 12:36-37 (see also Proverbs 16=
:1-3).

Truthful lips =
endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment (Proverbs 12:19)=
.

Blessings and curses come from what w=
e allow our tongues to say (see James 3:10). God hears every word that come=
s out of our mouths. Be careful for twenty-one days and challenge your hear=
t to guard your tongue. Watch your luck change to being blessed in all that=
you do.

Out of the sam=
e mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. Do not le=
t any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful fo=
r building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those wh=
o listen. Simply let your =E2=80=9CYes=E2=80=9D be =E2=80=9CYes,=E2=80=9D a=
nd your =E2=80=9CNo,=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CNo=E2=80=9D; anything beyond this co=
mes from the evil one (James 3:10; Ephesians 4:29; Matthew 5:37 see als=
o James 3:2-8).

The Train Whistle is all about God, d=
one all for the glory of God, written in the name of God=E2=80=99s Son, Jes=
us, and through the work of the Holy Spirit, according to God=E2=80=99s hol=
y Word, as much as God enabled me to know and write. It is the Holy Spirit =
who gives me the inspiration and words to write, and it is the Holy Spirit =
who will convict our hearts to know the truth.

=E2=80=9CDo not conform any longer=
to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your m=
ind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God=E2=80=99s will is =
=E2=80=93his good, pleasing and perfect will (Romans 12:2).)

The greatest reward that I can receiv=
e by writing The TrainWhistle will be when someone underst=
ands the deeper meaning in the title. It will be the spirit of God whom bri=
ngs you understanding. I hope that every time you hear the train whistle ca=
ll out, you will stop, seek, and listen for God=E2=80=99s truth as you thin=
k of him.

From Constance in Canada as she reads=
The Train Whistle, =E2=80=9COur prayers lay the=
track down on which God’s power can come. Like a mighty locomotive, his po=
wer is irresistible, but it cannot reach us without rails. =E2=80=93Watchman Nee

God gives permis=
sion for trials and tests to come, BUT not without a GOOD purpose!