Genuine faith or just going through the motions?

"⁶ “With what shall I come before the Lord,
    and bow myself before God on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
    with calves a year old?
⁷ Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
    with ten thousands of rivers of oil?
Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
    the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
⁸ He has told you, O man, what is good;
    and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
    and to walk humbly with your God?" - Micah 6:6-8 (ESV)

In light of Micah 3 (the sins of Judah's leaders) and 6:9-12 (the sins of the people), this text (and many others) points to the fact that God is not pleased with us going through the motions.  Sincere motives will lead to holiness.  Faith leads to obedience.  I fear too many in the church in America have professed faith in God, yet their lives give no evidence of that faith.  They may even go to church every Sunday, yet their actions reveal their true hearts, just like those in Judah to whom Micah is writing. 

For me, this begs the question, “Am I like that?”  Are there times when I just go through the motions with my heart (and as a result my actions) unaffected?  There are.  Just like those in Judah, I need God’s grace to open my eyes to see my sin and bring me to repentance that I may find forgiveness through Jesus Christ.  Unfortunately for Judah, we never see evidence of this grace in their lives, and I fear that will be the case for too many in the American church today.