Defiance Against Discouragement

Hi, I'm Johnny Yerkes and Tata.

I remember shortly after my diving accident.

I was in the hospital lying on a gurney in the hallway, outside the urology clinic.

After two hours of waiting there, a lab worker finally came to announce that I'd be first

up after lunch.

Oh no.

Another hour of staring at the ceiling?

My heart sank.

Now, I knew enough about Christ to hold on to biblical hope or else I'd go crazy.

So, I decided to comfort my soul by softly singing a hymn.

With that small decision I purposed that my hospital stay would be a gymnasium for my

soul, not a jail sentence.

And that made all the difference not only then, but in future battles.

Psalm 42 says, Why are you downcast on my soul?

Put your hope in God.

For all the times you'll wonder how you will live through your hardships, find an anchor

in Scripture as your Resolute Act of defiance against discouragement.