Meet Mvokazi the editor of Christian mag, J-Star, she is such an awesome person and has a openness of spirit that makes you feel at ease. Mvo started J-Star because she felt called to it… literally going on FAITH alone….
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| Gracing the cover of her first edition |
Fear? What is fear when you already feel like you backed up against a wall and you have to make a decision right then and there anyway? Yep, that’s the place I found myself in a couple of months ago. The year before then, God had given me an instruction to “start a Christian lifestyle magazine”. He then gave me the name for it J-Star( Jesus’ Star). So me, having always wanted to run my own business, tried a few without having much success, I got really really excited. I mean, I’d been stuck in a job which I didn’t enjoy for a few years, and I’d really felt like my time there had come to an end ages ago, but I was just not having any luck finding another one. I mean for years I’d been looking for a job, but I came to realise that, that wasn’t God’s plan for me. He wanted me to run my own business, but of course having tried a few, with little success I was at that searching place.
On top of that I’ve been a writer all my life. I’ve written countless journals, countless romantic novels and short stories – don’t ask me where they are though, cause I wouldn’t have an answer for you! Not to mention that I’ve gotten in trouble with my mom quite a few times with this writing thing, as she’d discovered some major things that I hadn’t disclosed to her, in some of my secrete writings – which she accidentally found. Plus, there had been this long-standing prophecy over my life about a ‘friendship ministry’; which I had not idea what those people were talking about. I think 3 or 4 people had prophesied that over me, on different occasions. Well then, how wondrous it was to come full circle, and realise that the friendship ministry was coming to life!
So when He told me to start this magazine I got really, really excited. So I started planning and doing research. I had the name; then I decided on the vibe and feel that I was going for. Next was the content that would go on the first Issue. I wrote and deleted a lot. I planned on projects that I would do to raise funds for printing the mag and unplanned those too a couple of times. I approached people and I really felt like I was on my way with this thing.
I really felt like God was telling me to move on this thing, and make it happen. So I had a chat with my hubs as I felt like I needed more timed to make this thing happen, and with a full time job, just didn’t have that time. So with his blessing, I decided to talk to my bosses and asked that I only work half days at work, so that I can do my thing in the afternoon. Fortunately for me there was already a lady that they’d recently hired, and she took over from me.
But alas, I discovered that my bosses weren’t as ‘cool’ as I thought. In my opinion, they didn’t like me having my own aspirations outside of their company, and in a way they were wanting to push me out! My plan had been to work there for the rest of 2014, and then leave at the end of the year. So I had to make a decision, because I’d been miserable there for years anyway, and well God had showed me my destiny and I’d started on this journey of walking in that destiny. Don’t get me wrong, there was a bit of fear niggling at the back of my mind. I was pregnant after all, and babies can be expensive. Was this really the right time to venture out into a knew business?
Well I kicked fear to the curb and decided to live by faith, I mean God is pleased by faith right? So instead of continuing in misery at my old job, where I wasn’t wanted anyway – I made a decision to live the place when I was going on maternity leave, and not go back, and so I did. It has been the best few months I tell you. Every single day, I get to do what I love, and on top of that I get to be there for my kids. I mean sure, my life is hectically busy, I’m doing a few projects simultaneously, so I’m not there, there. But they see mommy most of the time, even if mommy is on the laptop and phone, but mommy is there; and she takes breaks and spends time with them in-between the craziness. There are lots of things in life where fear creeps its way in, but for me I just make the decision to live my faith instead. What’s fear going to do, accept make me stand still in life, and not walk in my destiny? So whenever it comes, I just make that decisions, and mostly, I look at the bigger picture. There may be challenges now, because any new business come with its challenges, but for me the love of what I do drives me in the midst of those challenges, and the promise from God of the fruits of doing what I drives me to push forward, because one of these days, I’m going to be reaping those fruits.
So I want to encourage you ladies out there to live your life according to what you know God wants you do. Do you. Don’t live according to people’s views and opinions. People always have a lot to say, especially when they don’t understand what you are doing what you are doing. But I say, as long as God is cool with you and what you’re doing, then who cares what other people think right? What’s their opinion, compared to God’s plan for your life? Kick fear to the curb! Do you, as God has called you to live your life!
#Nofear
