🧠 Are You Insane? Expecting Different Results

So, you’re expecting different results?

Doing the same thing over and over again?

Come on now — that’s insane!

Let’s think logically for a moment.

Because what’s going on in your mind right now… doesn’t make sense.

And no, I’m not here to crush your imagination — but God did say:

“Cast down every imagination that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.”

— 2 Corinthians 10:5

So I’ll ask again — why are you expecting change when nothing about what you’re doing has changed?

Why are you repeating old habits and calling it faith?

Let’s make this make sense.

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🔄 The Definition of Insanity

We’ve all heard it: doing the same thing and expecting a different result is the very definition of insanity.

Yet so many of us live stuck in cycles that keep producing the same outcomes — disappointment, lack, frustration, and confusion — all while wondering why nothing’s changing.

But here’s the truth: your mind must change before your situation ever will.

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🩸 A Generational Cycle

Let me share something personal.

I grew up in a single-parent home. My mother raised me until she passed away when I was fifteen. She did her best — and I honor her for that — but we were on family assistance for most of her life.

Not just our family, but many of her siblings, too. In the 60s, 70s, and 80s, that was common. Government help seemed like a blessing — free food, free money, free help — but there was a hidden cost.

Back then, fathers couldn’t even live in the home if the family was receiving benefits. Social workers would come by to inspect the house. If there was a man or expensive items inside, they’d hide everything — even the toaster — to make sure they didn’t lose the check.

It became a way of life.

We waited by the mailbox every two weeks for that welfare check like it was payday. But what no one talked about was progress — improving, growing, building a better future.

And generation after generation, it continued.

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💡 Temporary Help, Not Lifetime Dependence

Now don’t get me wrong — temporary assistance has its purpose. Sometimes you truly need help to get back on your feet. But total dependence, when you have the ability to work and create, becomes a trap.

In 2025, we’ve seen it clearly. During government shutdowns, people are panicking online — “I need my EBT to feed my family.”

And yes, it’s heartbreaking — no one should ever go hungry. But what’s also heartbreaking is watching able-bodied people remain trapped in a system that was meant to be temporary.

Could it be that we’ve inherited a mindset instead of breaking it?

Could it be that a generational curse has been disguised as comfort?

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⚙️ Time to Change the Cycle

It’s not about race, politics, or class — it’s about mindset.

You can’t want better results while making the same choices. That’s insanity.

You can’t expect increase while repeating lack.

If you want something new, you’ve got to do something new.

It’s time to:

• Change your mindset

• Change your direction

• Strategize for a better future

• And implement the plan God gives you

No more procrastinating.

No more excuses.

Failure is not an option.

If one thing doesn’t work — try another. Keep trying until you’re no longer dependent on what was never meant to sustain you.

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💫 A Prosperous Mindset

Let me leave you with this:

“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.”

— John 3:2

God’s desire is not for you to stay stuck.

His desire is for you to prosper — body, mind, and soul.

So stop walking in circles.

Stop doing the same things expecting a different result.

Instead, walk in a new direction.

Shift your mindset.

Break the cycle.

Because once your mind changes — your life will too.

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✍️ Written by: Lauretta Scott

Founder of iPublishub-Books — Publishing with Purpose & Faith

Lauretta Scott writes bold, thought-provoking reflections that awaken faith and challenge mindsets. Through her books and devotionals — The Other Side, A Better Thing Tomorrow, and Benjamin’s Lady — she encourages readers to rise above cycles, trust God’s plan, and walk in renewed purpose.