Hardest Battles

Good day to you all,

I have been through more pain recently. I was at a football game and I missed a step in the stands and fell on my back. This happened about 12 days ago. Then, I had a shot in each knee. So, for the last two weeks I have been in a great deal of pain.

On Instagram, a friend sent this message, "God doesn't give the hardest battles to his toughest soldiers, he creates the toughest soldiers through life's hardest battles." I do not know about you, but this quote opened my eyes to what God was doing with me! I could write several pages of all my injuries, illnesses, and pain that I have gone though and continue to go though.

In the Bible, Joshua 1:9, God commands, "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged, for the the Lord your  God will be with you wherever you go."  You may be thinking, "I wonder why David put these two sayings together?" 

Well, because in this world right now, Christians face ridicule and hatred for our faith in Jesus Christ. Not only that, but what the Bible tells us what is Godly behavior and what is worldly behavior. There is so much anti-christian attitudes all over the world!

We are in the "the hardest battles" of our lives. Yet, God told Joshua, "Be strong and courageous." Why? Because HE is always with us wherever we go! In illness, pain, persecution, prison, or in good times, in health, wealth and happiness...God is with us!

Keep seeking the LORD and you will find HIM!

I am HIS, David Walter Wiseman

WITH ALL THE HELP OF JESUS!

God is good even on Monday!

Hello, on a Monday afternoon!

In California today we have fires burning from the northern and southern parts of our state. Please pray for the firefighters! 

I have had some sleepless nights lately. As I was praying two nights ago, I felt the need to read the Psalms. I came across this psalm, "The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you." Psalm 9: 9-10

What a great mental picture King David gives us of the Lord! The Lord is a "refuge, and a stronghold." 2017 has been a tough year for me physically, emotionally, and spiritually! I am comforted knowing I am able to take refuge in the Lord Jesus. I am calmed by being in the stronghold of the Lord! I marvel at how much I am loved and protected by the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit!

I pray that you begin to realize just how much you are loved by the Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). No matter what we have to through here on earth, THEY know you! Keep reading the 
Bible and praying! THEY will never leave you nor forsake you...keep seeking!

I am His,

David Walter Wiseman

Some Monday's feel like this Charley!

In the morning

Hello to you my friend,

It is Friday! I hope and pray that all is well with you and your family. The verses would like to share with you is from Psalm 5:3. King David states, "In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice, in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly."  This verse helps me talk with our Lord Jesus Christ even before I get out of bed. It also helps me to start my day focusing on other people rather on myself. 

The other verse that I read before getting out of bed comes from Proverbs 16:3, "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans."  After laying my requests to the Lord, I prayed this verse. Now, I am a person who likes to make lists. This morning I made a list of what I would like to accomplish. Then I committed the list to the Lord. This blog is the last item on my list today! I wish I would do this everyday. Some days I may have early doctors appointments, and other days when I not feeling well I forget to pray before getting out of bed! 

I hope and pray that the Holy Spirit will remind me of this wonderful dayI have had today! I am so joyful and grateful to the Lord for guiding me and teaching me how to start each day with prayer. And praying before my feet touch the floor and starting my day! 

Hopefully, you will experience this same joy and gratefulness as you start your day with prayer before your feet touch the floor!

I am HIS,

David Walter Wiseman

Pray before we start running!!!

Are you weary?

Good afternoon, 

Today, I am asking you, "Are you weary?" I have been so weary these last few weeks. The change in my medication and my not seeking Jesus has weighted me down!

Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus states, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and by burden is light." Some of us might not know what a "yoke" is. It was used to keep two oxen together when plowing a field. Usually, made of wood and placed on the neck of the oxen. Then the framer could control the direction of the oxen with ropes faceted on the yoke.

Jesus is asking us to, "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me." When we are yoked with Jesus, we have a Savior who is willing to take our burdens and give us rest. Jesus is able to be gentle with us and help us to humble ourselves. 

I know that there might be issues in our lives that are difficult to give to Jesus. I want to encourage you to ask Him everyday to help you give everything to Him. Honestly, I am dealing with this in my own life right now! Day by day, I am asking Jesus to take my weariness and my burdens from me.

Keep reading your bible. Those of you who do not have a bible, keep praying to Jesus and yoke up with Him!

I am His,

David Walter Wiseman

p.s. Please pray for the people who were killed or wounded in Las Vegas, Nevada!

So Many Blessings

Hi, 

I know it's been a while since I last wrote to you. Let me explain. On August 24th, my medications were lowered. This caused less energy and headaches. I am still learning how to continue with my daily life with these changes that I have no control over.

The Holy Spirit reminded me of Psalm 73 this morning. The Psalmist is dealing with worldly people who seem to have no worries and no health problems. Verse 13 he exclaims,"Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands innocence." Have you ever felt this way? I know I have felt his cry!

Just three verses later he writes, "When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny." "Worldly people" do not know Jesus Christ. If they do not know Jesus, then they do not know the Father. Their "final destiny"will not be in heaven, but hell.

In the Gospel of John, he states in chapter 3:16, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." Where is this "eternal life?" In Heaven with God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit! For how long? Eternity!

I will not lie to you. The last few months have been difficult! But, I know Jesus as my Lord and Savior. One of my all time favorite verses is Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." 

Our world is a dangerous and difficult place right now. Keep your eyes on Jesus and in the bible. Live one day at a time. Pray often. As my Mother says, "Count your blessings every night!"

May God bless you and keep you, David Walter Wiseman

So many Blessings!

Persistence in Prayer!

A good Saturday to you!

Today in my bible reading in the gospel of Luke, I read about the "The Parable of the Persistent Widow." Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said:"In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.' "For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care what people think, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually come and attack me!'"
And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth? (Luke 18:1-8)

This parable reminds me that our Father in Heaven wants to hear from you! He cares for you no matter what you may be going through today! One of Jesus' name is Counselor! He is my counselor! I give him all that weights me down. All the pain I have been through in my life I cast upon my Almighty Counselor! I also praise the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit with all the blessings in my life! Do not forget, it is a relationship that They want from us! Do not go even one day without praying/talking with Them! Remember, you are able to pray wherever you are... even when you are in the bathroom!!!

My hope is that these blogs about prayer are drawing you closer to the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit!

I am His, David Walter Wiseman

Jesus praying to his Father

Hello, 

Today is Monday, August 14th. I will continue with the topic of prayer. I have been reading in the Gospel of Luke. As Jesus begins his ministry, there was a high demand for him to heal the sick and cast out evil spirits! 

In Luke 5:16, this short sentence caught my eye, "But Jesus often withdrew to a lonely places and prayed." Who was he praying to? His Father in Heaven! If the Son needed time alone to pray to his Father, then how much more do we need to find, "Lonely places" to pray to our Heavenly Father? 

Remember, the Father created us to be relational people! We need human contact. We need to be able to talk with others and feel connected with them. All the more reason to take time out of your busy day and spend time alone praying with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit!!!

I encourage to create time in your schedule to pray! If that is in the morning, lunch time or even at night... make time to converse with the Father who created you! You will be blessed!

Last reminder, read your bible if you are able to! Go to church and fellowship with other believers. Your Father loves you like a Good Daddy!

I am His,

David Walter Wiseman

Your Father wants to hear from You!