even if GOD doesn’t save them, they won’t budge

When the tough times are imminent, it is easy to justify keeping faith aside because your heart is right with GOD. However, "the heart alone" isn't enough. If we say the heart is right with GOD and so actions don't matter because we can repent later, we dig a pit while still in it. Why? Because the heart is deceitful, and actions or plans are tied to our hearts. So what we do or do not do is a direct result of the state of our hearts, whether we admit this or not.