Faith Without Deeds is Dead

Now let me talk to you a little about what I can do for Him. James 2:14-26 “What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.  But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend. You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone. In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead."  For me, those bible verses sum exactly how I feel when it comes to honoring God with what I do. Now don't misunderstand me, please. Do I believe that my works can save me? Absolutely not. The ONLY way to Heaven is through salvation in Jesus, redemption by the blood of the lamb. I know that in order to go to Heaven I have to admit I'm a sinner, believe Christ died for me and confess that He was raised from the dead, so in no way am I attempting to justify and or change that. You see, I'm obsessed with God. Therefore, just like in a good relationship, I want to make Him happy. Now, will He disown me or send me to Hell for not making Him happy? No. I don't do for Him the things I do out of fear, I do them because I love Him with a love that speaks through actions, boldly! I do things for Him because He did the ultimate for me, and because even though I didn't deserve to be forgiven for all of my sins, He sent His only son into the world because He so loved us. He stepped down from His thrown and came to earth. He lived with us and walked among us. I'm impressed and completely shocked by His absolute dedication to rescue and restore humanity. His total commitment to us was proven by His unstoppable plan to save us. He honored us by living among us as one of us. This is the part that get me though: you see, whenever Jesus (Gods son) went back to Heaven after living on earth, He went as a man. Think about that, please. He could have left His body here and taken His spirit there, but no, that wasn't intimate enough for My God. He took humanity to the very thrown room of Heaven! I'm just so humbled by it. I guess what I'm trying to say is this: God sending Christ to die for me was the absolute most He could do, me living for Him is the least I can do.