My three younger children and I were listening to a Rich Mullins' song on the computer yesterday while getting supper on the table.  I commented that Faith without Works is just useless, literally.

Then we got into a great discussion about how people love to study the Bible and often know tons about it.  But they are not really "doers of the word," as James says.  We study, memorize and categorize but we tell our neighbor to go, be in peace, be well-fed when they are destitute and needy.  We don't meet the need because we are too busy studying and learning and packing as much knowledge as we can into our brain.

I want to be a "doer of the word" and not a hearer only.  I want my faith to be known by my works.  I don't want to have to tell people what I believe (I will do that as well), I want my works to shine what I believe.  And how I want this for my children.  I want to be able to look into their lives and know how very much they love the Lord by the fruit I see in their lives.

It's not how much you know, it's how well you do what you know.