Welcome! I'm Sonya Joy Mack and you're subscribed to The LIVE JOY LETTERS: a collection of letters for women to live in the joy God intended - one choice at a time.

In case you are new around here, each letter will now include:

The Message: A curated message of promptings from the Holy Spirit on how to live in the JOY God intended - ONE CHOICE AT A TIME

The Song: A song I can't stop listening to this week.

The News: Events, Classes, or other cool happenings I don't want you to miss out on.

The Prayer: As always, we'll end with a prayer for you.

This Week's Goodness

The Message:

If you've been around for a minute, you might know that my day job is a Physician Assistant. So nothing makes me geek out more then when medicine (or neuroscience in this case) AND Jesus combine!

This is wild - but so cool.

Your brain is actually wired to make new choices. It's called neuroplasticity and it means your brain can form new patterns, habits, and thoughts - even ones that lead to JOY.

So that "I'm just wired this way," voice in your head - that's the lie of the enemy. He's a sneaky little devil.

The real truth comes in the Letter to Romans. We are "transformed by the renewal of our minds." (12:2)

Every time you "choose a new thought" or "redirect your focus", you’re creating new pathways in your brain. It’s like blazing a joyful little trail through your brain. And the more you walk that path, the easier it becomes.​
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The catch? The old roads (the anxious ones, the reactive ones, the “why bother” ones) don’t disappear overnight. But with practice, patience, and prayer, you CAN rewire how you respond to life.
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So if joy feels hard, you’re not broken—you’re just practicing.
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You’re becoming.
You’re growing.
And your brain is on your side.
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You’ve got this—and I’m right here with you.

The Song:

“ The God who made the universe Knows me by my name So it's a good day" — Forest Frank

​"Good Day," by Forest Frank

My daughter's and I have been loving this one! Let's choose to have a good day.

The News:

Did you see it?

My book, "This Changes Everything," is 30% off on AMAZON.

​Here's the link!​

The Prayer:

As always, a prayer for you.

Lord Heavenly Father. I pray for Reader today. May you help her see that she is more than the anxieties that plague her and the worries that flood her mind. Help her to see that these are the lies of the enemy and she is not "wired this way." Help her to see that she can be "transformed" in you, Lord.

In Jesus' name.

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As always, we are in this together.

Sonya

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