If You Say You Love Someone But Don't Show It, Your Words Are Dead and Useless

Making time for what truly matters reveals our authentic priorities, regardless of what we claim to value. While many Christians profess that God is their highest priority, their daily schedules tell a different story. Athletic legends like Kobe Bryant succeeded by making contracts with themselves about training—pushing through when motivation waned. Yet many believers fail to apply this same disciplined approach to their spiritual lives.

The book of James pulls no punches: "Faith without good deeds is dead and useless." This biblical principle exposes the emptiness of claiming faith without demonstrating it through action. When we tell someone who's hungry to "be well fed" without providing food, our words are meaningless. Similarly, professing love for God while neglecting prayer, Bible reading, and obedience to Christ's commands reveals a fundamental disconnect between our stated beliefs and lived reality.

This principle extends beyond individual faith into our understanding of American constitutional history. Supreme Court rulings from the 19th century clearly established that the First Amendment was never intended to place all religions on equal footing or separate Christianity from public institutions. Rather, it prevented any single Christian denomination from receiving state preference. Cases like Murphy v. Ramsey (1885) declared the traditional family as "the sure foundation of all that is stable and noble in our civilization," while Davis v. Beason (1890) affirmed that religious freedom never protected practices contrary to "the general consent of the Christian world."

The gradual removal of Christian principles from American families, education, and civic life has produced exactly the moral and social deterioration these early Court decisions warned against. The solution begins with honesty about our priorities, intentionally planning time with God, and recognizing the Christian foundations that made America exceptional. If your faith matters, make a contract with yourself to put it first in your day—not just in your words.

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