I think my dad might be a genius. He taught me how ride a bike when I was six years old. He simply put me on a bike with a helmet on my head and tied a rope around my waist. I learned to ride my bike while he just stood still. He stood in the middle of our driveway and I rode in circles around him. If I started to fall over he would just pull me back up. If I started to lean towards him he would give some slack, and he kept me from falling over in this way without ever having to move his feet. I learned how to ride a bike by riding in circles. As I did the same thing over and over again, I eventually learned the lesson. I was able to take off the rope and ride my bike wherever I wanted to!

We often do the same thing – we do the same things over and over again until something breaks us free, until something breaks us out of that cycle and we are able to live our lives in freedom.  But we struggle so much.  We may find ourselves stuck in cycles of sin, struggle, and addiction. We don’t know how to get out, and we’re stuck in our own struggle and selfishness. Every time it happens we feel powerless. We cycle on and on and it distracts us, moves us away from God, destroys our relationships and our attitude. Have you ever felt like you're stuck in the same cycle over and over again?