THE CYCLE ENDS HERE!
Jesus didn’t come to help you survive the cycle—He came to end it.
1 John 3:8 (ESV) The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
• God is not the author of the cycle.
• He’s the author of faith (Hebrews 12:2).
Week 1: We Are Not Just Wounded—We Are at War
Ephesians 6:12 (CEV) We are not fighting against humans. We are fighting against forces and authorities and against rulers of darkness and powers in the spiritual world.
The enemy is strategic—whispering false narratives into your pain:
“You’re not enough.”
“You’ll always mess this up.”
“No one really loves you.”
“God’s tired of dealing with you.”
These lies form a cycle:
• The lies stir up emotions of shame.
• Shame hides to control the outcome.
• Control fails—so the lie gets louder.
• You numb it, cover it, survive it—but you never break free.
Freedom doesn’t come from numbing out. It comes from exposing the lie and choosing the truth.
Week 2: We Can’t Break the Cycle Without the Cross
• The cross is where your shame was broken.
• Where your accuser was silenced.
• Where your cycle was cut off at the root.
We don’t escape our past—we die to it.
Galatians 2:20 (NLT) My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV) If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Romans 6:11 (AMP) Consider yourselves to be dead to sin [and your relationship to it broken], but alive to God [in unbroken fellowship with Him] in Christ Jesus.
Week 3: Every Cycle Is Fueled by a Lie
• You can’t “fix” fruit—you have to kill the root.
• And the root isn’t just pain. The root is mistrust.
Genesis 3 – The serpent didn’t say “God doesn’t exist.”
He said, “God can’t be trusted.”
“If I don’t stay in control, it’s all going to fall apart.”
That’s not faith—that’s fear dressed up like wisdom.
• Every time I reach for control, I disconnect from trust.
• Every time I disconnect from trust, the cycle stays alive.
Today: The Cycle Ends When the Lie Ends
Take the top 3 lies in your Lie/Truth Journal and conquer your strongholds:
• Identify the lie.
• Identify the truth in Gods word.
• Connect the lie to pain (write 40 things this lie has stolen from you).
• Connect the truth to pleasure (write 80 ways your life would be better by embracing God’s truth).
• Faith isn’t something you muster up—it’s the deep-seated beliefs of your heart.
• Freedom isn’t a feeling—it’s a lifestyle.
Every Day:
• Surrender control.
• Depend on God.
• Cast your cares.
• Live in truth.
• Take one day at a time.
Write down:
• The lie you’ve believed.
• The label you’ve lived under.
• The cycle that’s held you.
Now declare:
“This ends here. It ends now.
I am in Christ, and Christ is in me.
Today, I’m burying the cycle.”
Jesus didn’t come to help you survive the cycle—He came to end it.
1 John 3:8 (ESV) The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.
• God is not the author of the cycle.
• He’s the author of faith (Hebrews 12:2).
Week 1: We Are Not Just Wounded—We Are at War
Ephesians 6:12 (CEV) We are not fighting against humans. We are fighting against forces and authorities and against rulers of darkness and powers in the spiritual world.
The enemy is strategic—whispering false narratives into your pain:
“You’re not enough.”
“You’ll always mess this up.”
“No one really loves you.”
“God’s tired of dealing with you.”
These lies form a cycle:
• The lies stir up emotions of shame.
• Shame hides to control the outcome.
• Control fails—so the lie gets louder.
• You numb it, cover it, survive it—but you never break free.
Freedom doesn’t come from numbing out. It comes from exposing the lie and choosing the truth.
Week 2: We Can’t Break the Cycle Without the Cross
• The cross is where your shame was broken.
• Where your accuser was silenced.
• Where your cycle was cut off at the root.
We don’t escape our past—we die to it.
Galatians 2:20 (NLT) My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV) If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Romans 6:11 (AMP) Consider yourselves to be dead to sin [and your relationship to it broken], but alive to God [in unbroken fellowship with Him] in Christ Jesus.
Week 3: Every Cycle Is Fueled by a Lie
• You can’t “fix” fruit—you have to kill the root.
• And the root isn’t just pain. The root is mistrust.
Genesis 3 – The serpent didn’t say “God doesn’t exist.”
He said, “God can’t be trusted.”
“If I don’t stay in control, it’s all going to fall apart.”
That’s not faith—that’s fear dressed up like wisdom.
• Every time I reach for control, I disconnect from trust.
• Every time I disconnect from trust, the cycle stays alive.
Today: The Cycle Ends When the Lie Ends
Take the top 3 lies in your Lie/Truth Journal and conquer your strongholds:
• Identify the lie.
• Identify the truth in Gods word.
• Connect the lie to pain (write 40 things this lie has stolen from you).
• Connect the truth to pleasure (write 80 ways your life would be better by embracing God’s truth).
• Faith isn’t something you muster up—it’s the deep-seated beliefs of your heart.
• Freedom isn’t a feeling—it’s a lifestyle.
Every Day:
• Surrender control.
• Depend on God.
• Cast your cares.
• Live in truth.
• Take one day at a time.
Write down:
• The lie you’ve believed.
• The label you’ve lived under.
• The cycle that’s held you.
Now declare:
“This ends here. It ends now.
I am in Christ, and Christ is in me.
Today, I’m burying the cycle.”
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