The enemy is always trying his best to keep us in the same cycles. He tries nothing new but tries everything that you, yourself have no yet come out of. He may use the same man, same spirit, but with a different face: “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there anything whereof it may be said, See, this new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us” Ecclesiastes 1:9-10. The flesh is the weakest part of you, and with that comes its ability to do whatever it pleases, because it craves to satisfy itself, and does not care about the principles of the Lord. You need to weaken the flesh so that it will not be the leader of your life: “ Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” Matthew. 26:41. You have to strengthen yourself in the Lord, that you will be able to find clarity, rest, and peace. You cannot do it on your own, it is impossible with man, but all things are possible through Christ who strengthens you. You have to shut down feeding the flesh, you have to shut it down so that it does not speak nor lead. The flesh will have you repeat the same cycle over and over, and if you are unable to see the tactics, schemes, devices of the enemy, He will keep you in delay, stagnancy, and inconsistency. You are at war with two members in your body: the flesh and the spirit, for one, wants to do evil, and the other wants to do good. The flesh keeps your spirit hostage so that it is unable to lead with the fruits of the spirit. Don’t let the enemy keep you from what God has promised you. Don’t let the enemy keep you in stagnancy.