Genetic Destiny

10-12 (Pre-Teen) Male

"Everyone in my family is short. I'll never be tall or strong."

LIE: Short family means weak me. TRUTH: God looks at my heart, not height. (1 Samuel 16:7)

See Truth 1 Samuel 16:7

70-79 (Seventies) Male

"My grandfather had prostate cancer, my father had it—I'm just waiting for my turn."

LIE: Grandfather and Dad had prostate cancer, I'm next. TRUTH: By His stripes I WAS healed—past tense, finished. 1 Pet...

See Truth 1 Peter 2:24

70-79 (Seventies) Female

"Depression and anxiety destroyed my mother's later years - I inherited her broken brain chemistry."

LIE: Mental illness is in my DNA. TRUTH: God gave me a sound mind - gift not genetics. (2 Tim 1:7)

See Truth 2 Timothy 1:7

90+ (Nineties Plus) Female

"My mother died of this disease, my grandmother too—this is just how women in my family go."

LIE: Family genetics determine my fate. TRUTH: Christ's bloodline overwrites my DNA—Ezekiel 18:20, I don't inherit my ...

See Truth Ezekiel 18:20

90+ (Nineties Plus) Male

"Every man in my family loses his mind or his mobility by 90. I've got both, but barely. The decline ..."

LIE: Genetic decline is inevitable. TRUTH: 'I will RESTORE to you the years'—God restores, not just maintains. (Joel 2...

See Truth Joel 2:25

70-79 (Seventies) Male

"My mother's arthritis crippled her hands—I see the same joints swelling in mine."

LIE: Mom's arthritis crippled her, mine is starting. TRUTH: God restores health and heals wounds, not manages them. Jer ...

See Truth Jeremiah 30:17

10-12 (Pre-Teen) Female

"My family has bad eyesight. I'll need glasses and probably go blind eventually."

LIE: Family blindness will take my sight. TRUTH: The LORD made the seeing eye - mine stay strong by His Word. Proverbs 2...

See Truth Proverbs 20:12

16-18 (Late Teen) Male

"Cancer took my mom, so it's probably going to take me too."

LIE: Cancer is genetic fate. TRUTH: Healing is covenant inheritance - 'By His stripes we ARE healed' (Isa 53:5)

See Truth Isaiah 53:5

30-39 (Thirties) Female

"Alzheimer's took my grandmother—my brain is programmed for the same decline."

LIE: Alzheimer's is genetic and inevitable. TRUTH: Even to old age He carries me with sound mind intact. Isaiah 46:4

See Truth Isaiah 46:4

25-29 (Late Twenties) Female

"Cancer runs in my family, so I'll probably get it too no matter what I do."

LIE: Cancer genes mean cancer destiny. TRUTH: By His stripes I AM healed—finished work, not future hope (Isa 53:5)

See Truth Isaiah 53:5

80-89 (Eighties) Male

"My grandfather went blind from glaucoma—I'm already feeling the pressure building behind my eyes."

LIE: Glaucoma will blind me like Grandpa. TRUTH: The Lord opens blind eyes—vision restored. (Ps 146:8)

See Truth Psalm 146:8

50-59 (Fifties) Female

"Heart disease killed my father at 55. I'm 52 and probably next. This is just what happens in our fam..."

LIE: I'll die at the same age as my father. TRUTH: God satisfies you with LONG life by covenant promise (Psalm 91:16, De...

See Truth Psalm 91:16

80-89 (Eighties) Male

"Mental illness destroyed my brother—the same genes are ticking inside me."

LIE: Mental illness is my genetic fate. TRUTH: God gave me a sound mind—not fear, not DNA. (2 Tim 1:7)

See Truth 2 Timothy 1:7

10-12 (Pre-Teen) Female

"My family has bad teeth and weak bones. I'll have the same problems."

LIE: Family dental/bone problems are mine. TRUTH: God renews my youth - my flesh is young like a child's. Job 33:25

See Truth Job 33:25

16-18 (Late Teen) Male

"Alzheimer's runs in my family, so I'll probably lose my mind when I'm older."

LIE: Alzheimer's is genetic destiny. TRUTH: God carries you through old age - 'Even to gray hairs I will carry you' (Isa...

See Truth Isaiah 46:4

80-89 (Eighties) Female

"Breast cancer killed my mother and sister. I'm next. It's just a matter of time."

LIE: Family cancer means I'm next. TRUTH: 'I will put NONE of the diseases on you—I am the LORD who heals.' (Exodus 15...

See Truth Exodus 15:26

90+ (Nineties Plus) Female

"Everyone in my family has weak bones—osteoporosis is just part of being an older woman in my linea..."

LIE: Weak bones are my female inheritance. TRUTH: God gives STRENGTH to my bones—Proverbs 3:8. Moses strong at 120!

See Truth Proverbs 3:8

90+ (Nineties Plus) Female

"Heart disease killed my father and his father—my ticker is just a time bomb waiting to go off."

LIE: Heart disease is my genetic fate. TRUTH: God gives a NEW HEART—Ezekiel 36:26. Hezekiah's death sentence reversed!

See Truth Ezekiel 36:26

10-12 (Pre-Teen) Male

"Addiction destroyed my uncle and grandpa. I'll probably struggle with it too."

LIE: Family addiction means I'm doomed. TRUTH: Christ has made me free. (Galatians 5:1)

See Truth Galatians 5:1

16-18 (Late Teen) Female

"Thyroid problems run in my family—my metabolism is genetically broken and unfixable."

LIE: Thyroid disease is genetic destiny. TRUTH: Sun of Righteousness arises with healing—metabolism included. Mal 4:2

See Truth Malachi 4:2