Day 344 Selective Hearing: When We Hear God’s Word… but Don’t Change

Selective Hearing: When We Hear God’s Word… but Don’t Change

by Torrie Slaughter

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Psalm 129

Psalm 129 is a battle cry wrapped in a testimony. It’s the sound of a people who’ve been pressed, scarred, and stretched—but never destroyed. If drift makes us spiritually dull, this psalm reawakens the fighter inside us. It reminds us that opposition isn’t the end; it’s the evidence that God has been sustaining us all along.

You’ve Been Hit, But You Haven’t Been Halted

“They have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me.”
Israel’s story is familiar to anyone who has lived through seasons of relentless pressure.
Yet the psalmist declares something powerful: “They didn’t win.”
Not because Israel was strong—but because God was faithful.
Drift tries to convince us that pressure means God is distant.
But this verse reminds us: pressure is where God proves His presence.

The Breaker Still Breaks Chains

“The Lord is righteous; He has cut me free…”
This is not poetic exaggeration—this is spiritual reality.
It is God who snaps the cords that try to hold you.
God who severs the ties that keep you stuck.
God who breaks the cycles that feel unbreakable.
Drift ends when we remember: deliverance comes from His righteousness, not our strength.

The Wicked Will Not Win

“May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.”
This is not vengeance—it’s confidence.
The psalmist isn’t asking for personal revenge; he’s declaring that God judges what tries to destroy His people.
Opposition may roar, but it will not reign.

✨ Takeaway

You may carry scars, but you do not carry defeat.
God has kept you, freed you, and is still fighting for you.

Prayer

Lord, thank You for sustaining us through pressure, conflict, and trials that should have taken us out. Strengthen our perseverance, sharpen our hearing, and cut every cord the enemy has used to bind us. Help us stand firm in Your faithfulness.
Amen.