A personal relationship

A good Thursday to you,

When I read the Bible, I read the Old Testament then the New Testament. Psalm 62:8, King David encourages his people! "Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge."  

King David wants us to do the same. We need to trust God in whatever we are going through at this time. We need to pour out all that is in our hearts to God. Why? Because God is our refuge! God knows us better than we know ourselves. He is the one who made us. 

God wants a personal relationship with each and everyone of us! I have written this before, yet it is still a wonderful example of the relationship God desires with us. Imagine, not talking to your wife or husband, or your best friend, or your father or mother, for weeks. What do you think will happen to that relationship? If we do not trust him and pour out our hearts to him, or even pray to him, what will happen to the most important relationship in our lives?

King David and I encourage you today and always, to spend time in the Word. Spend time in prayer. Give to God all that is in your heart. Start building your relationship with God. As your spend more time with him, you will begin to see a change in your heart. 

I am HIS,
David Walter Wiseman

The Lord will never forsake us or abandon us! That is a promise!

Watch for the people God puts in your path!

Well, hello to you today!

I would like to share with you how God put three men in my path recently. The first is my father-on-law. He is going through Pancreatic Cancer treatments. I will call him, "Bill." Bill read my book and now he is going through chemotherapy treatments. He is doing so well. Praise the LORD! I have been able to comfort and encourage Bill.

The second man God put in my path is DJ. He works at a hamberger place. His step-father passed from cancer recently. I was wearing a hat that has Jesus in the shape of Superman on the front. DJ said that he liked my hat. We started talking and told me how his step-father died from cancer.  I mentioned that I am a cancer survivor and that I wrote a book about my journey. DJ wanted to get my book and I had one in the car. He was so happy to know someone who defeated cancer! I gave all the credit to God. I gave DJ the book because he did not have any cash with him. What a blessing!

The third man God put in my path was at a car repair shop. Rich talked with a man named Larry about Jesus. Rich stated, "I used to believe in Jesus, but not anymore." Well, after Larry left, Rich and I had a conversation about God. I asked Rich, "If you die on your way home, do you know where you are going?" He softly stated,"I hope there is an afterlife." "I know where I am going...to heaven," I responded with conviction! I told Rich that I am a cancer survivor. I gave him a postcard with the information about my book. I asked,"Do you have a Bible?" "Yes", Rich said. I told him to read the Gospel of John and get my book. He said that he would. I went to shake his hand and he hugged me! 

Please pray for these men. I have a neighbor named Ray. Please pray for him too. Ray is battling Pancreatic Cancer for four year now.

I AM HIS,
David Walter Wiseman

I AGREE! LOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED THE SAME SMILE TODAY!

Troubles into Blessings!

I hope and pray that this day is going well with you,

I realize that many of you are not having a good day. So, today's verses is for all of us, whether today has been good or bad. The verses comes from 2 Corinthians, 1:3 & 4, "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of all compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we receive from God."  

My book is called, "Courage and Comfort." I must realize that all the trouble, pain, injuries, heartaches, and too many other hurts to list, that God is using me to comfort others. How are we able to comfort someone else unless we have suffered too.  Even now, I am suffering the loss of all I used to be able to do! Yet, God is faithful and he is comforting me as I write to you.

What have you suffered in your life? Whatever it is use it to comfort others! Many times I have noticed that God puts people in my path who are going through cancer treatments, or knows someone who has cancer. I know that God is using me to comfort them! Because I have suffered so much in my life, I have a variety of ways to comfort others. What a blessing from God! One day, I will become a Pastor and I will be able to comfort my congregation in so many ways!

Whatever you have suffered, use it for the glory of God! Comfort others and you will receive blessings from God!

I am HIS, 
David Walter Wiseman

LET US TURN OUR TROUBLES INTO BLESSINGS!

From Courage and Comfort

Greetings to you,

I am going to share with you an excerpt from Courage and Comfort. I hope and pray that what I am about to write will give you insight to why I blog. As I say often, I am amazed that I am alive!

"I was living in a one blinking light town in Gorman, Texas. I taught 7th & 8th grade Science, and coached football and basketball. I was also working at Wal-Mart as a cashier.

On February 10th, 2007, I arrived home from working a Wal-Mart and though I had the flu. Sixteen days later, I'm in the hospital receiving 15 bags of fluids over the next three days for dehydration.
After a chest x-ray, my doctor sat on the edge on my bed and said, 'Dave, it looks like the 'C Word.'"Tim McGraw's song, "Live like you were Dying" just hit the radio stations. Wow, that was my life!

Three days later, I was transferred to Abilene Reginal Hopital. On March 12th, my oncologist confirmed that I had Stage 4 Choriocarcinoma. This type of germ cell cancer formed a large mass around my stomach, filled my lungs, and formed two nodules in the back of my brain."

I am nine years cancer free! I praise God that I am alive! Yet, I continue to deal with all the side effects of the treatments to get me cancer free. I call my life after cancer, "The new normal!" This means that what was able to do before cancer, I am not able to do even after nine years of being cancer free. Believe me, "The new normal" tests all my faith in the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit! 

I am so grateful to be alive! Whatever you are going through in your life, seek the Lord Jesus by praying and  reading the Word! He will never leave you nor forsake you! I know this so deeply in my heart!

I am His,
David Walter Wiseman

AMEN!

Be encouraged!

I hope and pray that today has been good to you,

I had another sleepless night. My wife and I are trying to eat better. I have not have enough carbohydrates and one of the side effects is insomnia. Furthermore, I still dealing with a stomach issues. Ok, let us move on to the topic of this blog.

Two verses were revealed to me today by the Holy Spirit. Psalm 27:14 & Jeremiah 29:11. Psalm 27:14, David encourages us to, " Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD."  Waiting for the LORD is not easy especially in this "microwave" world we live in. Being strong, what does that mean? For me it means being spiritually strong. How do we get "spiritually strong?" I believe by praying/talking with God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit and reading the Word on a regular basis. Then there is "take heart." In my opinion, in means to be courageous!

Jeremiah 29:11, the LORD states, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." What marvelous plans the LORD has for all who know Him! As I was going through my cancer treatments, to honest with you, this verse seemed miles away from me. Even now, with all my trials and pain, this promise feels out of reach for me. Yet, I understand that every word in the Bible is true and every promise of the LORD will come to fruition! This is where Psalm 27:14 comes in to assure us that if we, "Wait for the LORD: be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD," He will keep all His promises! 

Be encouraged today!

I am His,
David Walter Wiseman

I hope we all have "Sweet Dreams tonight!

Psalm 30:5

Good day wherever you may be,

Our verse for today is found in Psalm 30:5, "Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning."   Last night was a night of "weeping" and calling out to God. I have been through so much pain in the last fifteen years! 

Today, God has shown me His lovingkindness! He did it through His Word and through the notes I have written over the years. "But rejoicing comes in the morning." Oh thank God that He knows me so well! 

Let us remind ourselves as we go through the long sleepless nights, which usually includes crying, that God is with us! When the sun rises and we seek God, He restores us and brings joy back into our hearts!

God knows us better than we know ourselves! We cannot use up all the love He has for us! God wants us to give Him all our desires and all our pains. 

Again, I am overwhelmed by God's grace, mercy, love, and patience with me!

I am His,
David Walter Wiseman

 

AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!

Let us be glad!

Hello from Southern California,

The verse for today is found in 1 Peter 1:15-16, "But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: 'Be holy because I am holy.'"  I do not know about you, but I am grateful that God used "holy" instead of "perfect!" I believe that Jesus was the only perfect person to walk this earth!

Being "holy" means that we are saintlike, good, pure, God-fearing, virtuous, and devoted to the service to God. Being "perfect" means faultless, flawless, and sinless. I am sure that there are more adjectives for holy and perfect. I have listed a few just to make a point. 

We should strive to become more like Jesus, yet in our striving, God as directed us to be holy. We will never be perfect until we get to Heaven. Thank God for his call on our lives to be holy.

I hope and pray that my blog is blessing you! May I ask of you to pray for me? My health is not well. 

I am His,
David Walter Wiseman

LET US BE GLAD!