and you would get a minus (nothing) or a plus for effort. It was always stressed by the teachers that the effort column was the most important. Likewise, our God knows what gifts he has given us, so he is neither impressed nor disappointed with our achievements. Instead he looks upon our hearts and knows exactly how hard we have tried, and how cheerful and wholehearted those efforts have been. So we don’t need to worry what others may think, however wide of the mark their assessment of us is. On