Chapter 4 – Forgiving – Part 2

Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Colossians 3:13

Exercise 2: Getting Uppity with Downers

For each of the discouraging statements below, write some back talk that refutes it. For example:

(Downer) “You should be doing something worthwhile with your time.”

(Uppity comeback) “If my art enriches someone else’s life – or my own – then it is worthwhile.”

(Downer) “You should be doing something worthwhile with your time.”

(Uppity comeback) You tell me what would be a more worthwhile use of my time and I’ll tell you why it’s an inefficient use of my time.

(Downer) “Nobody will take your art seriously.”

(Uppity comeback) You think I’m a serious?

(Downer) “You’ll never make a living at your art.”

(Uppity comeback) My art isn’t about making a living. My art is about LIVING!

(Downer) “You don’t have enough talent to be a(n)         .”

(Uppity comeback) There will always be someone better than me, but God will always provide a place for me and a purpose for my talent.

Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Luke 6:37

Better was a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knew how to take advice.

Ecclesiastes 4:13 (ESV)