What's God Got To Do With It?: "Why Do I Keep Repeating the Same Mistakes, Even When I Pray for Change?"
Feeling Things with Amy & Kat
Nashville Podcast Network
4.7 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 9 November 2025
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
You pray for change, you genuinely want to do better, and yet… you find yourself stuck in the same old habits. Sound familiar? In today’s episode, we answer a listener’s question about why breaking free from repetitive struggles feels so hard—even when we’re actively seeking God’s help. Whether it’s self-sabotage, toxic relationships, negative self-talk, or cycles of fear and doubt, we’ll unpack the three key reasons why we keep repeating patterns: how our brains crave familiarity, how subconscious beliefs shape our actions, and how spiritual battles keep us stuck.
But here’s the truth: You are not broken. You are not beyond hope. And this cycle doesn’t have to define you. We’ll dive into how Romans 12:2 shows us that real transformation happens through the renewing of our minds, how neuroscience confirms that change is possible, and how the Holy Spirit empowers us beyond sheer willpower. If you’re tired of feeling stuck and want real, lasting change, this episode will give you the tools—and the encouragement—to step into true freedom.
HOST: Leanne Ellington // StresslessEating.com // @leanneellington
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:13.0 | If you want to go on a journey, if you're skeptical, don't worry, not here to preach, |
| 0:19.0 | gonna keep it clean And talk miracles |
| 0:21.2 | Where faith meets |
| 0:23.4 | All of nature |
| 0:24.4 | Get in touch with your creator |
| 0:26.8 | With a baking love and Jew |
| 0:29.0 | She even speaks Hebrew |
| 0:31.1 | What's that got to do with it? |
| 0:35.6 | What's that got to do with it? Hey, hey, and welcome back to do with it. |
| 0:52.3 | And today we've got another powerful question |
| 0:54.8 | from one of our listeners, one that I'm guessing a lot of us have wrestled with. And here's what they |
| 1:00.0 | asked. So she wrote, I pray. I genuinely want to change, but I keep making the same mistakes over and |
| 1:06.8 | over again. Why is that? And how do I actually break free from this cycle? And so first of all, |
| 1:12.6 | this is such a great question. If you've ever felt like this, I want you to know you are so not |
| 1:17.3 | alone. It's the same thing I go through as well. I'm like, hey, I'm praying about this. Like, |
| 1:21.8 | why are some habits harder to break than others? And so let's be real. There's nothing more |
| 1:26.9 | frustrating than feeling stuck in a cycle that you desperately want to break than others. And so let's be real. There's nothing more frustrating than feeling stuck in a |
| 1:28.7 | cycle that you desperately want to break. So whether it's unhealthy eating habits or toxic |
| 1:34.2 | relationships or, you know, self-sabotage, you know, negative self-talker or falling back into the same |
| 1:40.2 | old patterns of fear and out, we find ourselves asking, why am I still here? Why am I still |
| 1:45.5 | stuck in this cycle? And like I said, I've been there and I've had moments of praying being like, |
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