Maybe this is getting at some of what I was thinking when I made the OP? It seems some days to be quite hopeless, because we are, in a sense, sentenced to a life-long test! And this "if we fail" idea, is really irksome. Do we have any way of knowing on a given day how we are doing on this test? Know what I mean?
THIS is a very interesting thought that appeals to me. I have days where I would never even dream about Jesus "bestowing recognition" recognition for "little ol me."
THIS is the scary part.