THE LORD SPOKE TO ME AUDIBLY
Things got worse. That new relationship turned out to be verbally, emotionally, and physically abusive. I ran away from it once and went back. That’s when I got pregnant. He wanted to marry me and I didn’t want to have a child out of wedlock, nor did I want my self-esteem completely torn down with visible bruises, so I prayed. The next day I had a supernatural encounter and the Lord spoke to me audibly. He revealed things I needed to know and gave me instructions, with the strength to pack my things and go back to Chicago. The moment I did, I was blessed with an extremely affordable apartment, Ebony and Jet called me to come in and shoot pregnant and all, and I was on the road to getting my life back. In 1997, I told my friends and family I was relocating with my 3-year-old son to California to pursue my career.
One day a group of young ladies ran up to me and asked me to manage their singing group. I said, “Oh no ladies, I’m not a manager, they responded, but you said, ‘You can do anything you put your mind to!’ So, I managed them and they sang at events around the city. They taught me that if I’m going to talk talk, I better walk. Shortly after that, my mom and grandmother entered me into a singing contest where I competed against 99 other singers for a record deal. I was blessed to win and record my first record. I went on radio shows across the country promoting it and when it was time to do the album, I met a guy and thought I fell in love. Honestly, it was more like lust. When I moved to another city to be with him, I lost my record deal. They thought I wasn’t serious about my career.
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