Day342 Fruitless or Faithful? When God Confronts the Drift

“Fruitless or Faithful? When God Confronts the Drift”

by Torrie Slaughter

Monday, December 8, 2025

Psalm 127

If you’ve ever poured your whole heart into something—your work, your ministry, your family—only to feel like nothing is moving, Psalm 127 taps you gently on the shoulder and asks, “Who told you to carry this alone?”

This short Song of Ascents, written by Solomon, is a holy reset button. It reminds us that spiritual drift often shows up in our doing long before we notice it in our being. We stay busy, but not blessed… active, but not aligned.

God Builds—We Follow

“Unless the Lord builds the house…”
Before you lift a hammer, God is asking: Did you invite Me into the blueprint?
When we drift into self-reliance, we end up constructing lives that look stable on the outside but crack under pressure. Psalm 127 calls us back to partnership—God leads, we follow.

God Provides—We Rest

“In vain you rise early and stay up late…”
There’s a difference between diligence and desperation.
Drift shows up when we’re working harder but trusting less—when anxiety becomes our alarm clock and fear becomes our bedtime story. God’s promise is simple: I give rest to the ones who rely on Me.
Rest isn’t laziness. It’s faith.

God Blesses—We Steward

“Children are a heritage from the Lord…”
This psalm ends with legacy because God cares about what comes after us too.
Families, ministries, spiritual sons and daughters—these are arrows God places in our hands. Not trophies to display… but assignments to aim.

✨ Takeaway

Drift stops the moment we remember:
If God isn’t in it, it won’t last. But if God builds it, nothing can stop it.

🙏 Prayer

Lord, realign our hearts today.
Quiet every anxious thought and rebuild every area where we’ve drifted into self-reliance. Teach us to work with You, rest in You, and steward every blessing with wisdom and grace.
May everything we build reflect Your presence and bring You glory.
Amen.