Does It Matter in the Long Run?
A recent conversation about the results from an LSAT exam made me consider some things. The student made a good score – an above average score even – but not as high as he wanted. His dad was trying to tell him that now the pressure is off, and he can take it again just to see if he can improve it. I told him that was how I approached my ACT exam in high school – got a good score and took it again with no pressure and it improved. He said he got an okay score … both times and I replied that, at this point in life, it didn’t really matter.
We went on to talk about the different law schools his son is considering and I pointed out that this is another decision that, long-term, won’t really matter. Once he has the degree, he has the degree.
As I consider this conversation now, I wonder if that is really true about it not mattering. Where he goes to law school will determine many of the people he meets in life and possibly where he lives. Even those scores impact what opportunities are available for those choices. And yet …
Unless any of those choices and decisions are considered in light of their eternal consequence, they really don’t matter. The only reason where you go to school or work, or who you meet matters is in light of the eternal impact on your life. So make good choices, but make them for eternal reasons.
“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
Fear God and keep His commandments,
For this is man’s all.”
Ecclesiastes 12:13
AUTHOR: Amber Tatum
