Leah Dna Quotes

Let me tell you the truth: You are enough. You are more than enough. God made you, and God does not make junk. "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb." (Ps. 139:13) You are not just a body; you are a body and a soul. You have an inmost being that does not come from your parents, from the physical DNA that they gave you, but from God Almighty who breathed life specially and intentionally into your very self. Not only did God create you, He continues to care for you and watch over you. "Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid." (Luke 12:7)

They have no understanding of the way addiction exists, a little genetic blip in our DNA, and waits, waits, waits for an opportunity.

All my life, I’d been told, implicitly and explicitly, that I was a horrible person because I was moody, manipulative, bossy, selfish, rude. My parents, my teachers, my therapists all condemned me for these traits. Now here was Leah telling me they weren’t traits at all; they were merely symptoms. This was a huge distinction—the difference between being born with green skin versus a bully throwing a bucket of green paint over my head. Both made me unattractive. But paint, however thick, can be scrubbed off. Green skin, on the other hand, is in the DNA. It can’t be changed; it’s permanent.

In a way our homes are like little countries, each having their own strands of cultural DNA that are intangibly transmitted to our children.