{"id":18760,"date":"2022-03-25T10:48:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T14:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=18760"},"modified":"2022-03-25T10:48:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T14:48:14","slug":"pop-star-shares-her-journey-from-witchcraft-to-finding-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2022\/03\/pop-star-shares-her-journey-from-witchcraft-to-finding-jesus.html","title":{"rendered":"Pop Star Shares Her Journey From Witchcraft to Finding Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeannie Ortega Law describes her childhood as violent, chaotic, and even scary at moments. She was introduced to witchcraft early and faced spiritual torment and suicidal tendencies. Law recently told the Christian Post Podcast, \u201cI was introduced to religion. Underneath Catholicism was the family religion on my maternal side called Santeria, which is basically the worship of the dead, conjuring the dead, channeling the dead, things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The journalist, author, and singer, who tells her story in the book \u201cWhat Is Happening to Me?: How to Defeat Your Unseen Enemy\u201d<\/a> said she was \u201cuncomfortable\u201d and struggled as a child with the prominence of these spiritual practices in her family. She said, \u201cAll that I knew was that it made me feel uncomfortable, but it was just normal to a big majority of my family. I was introduced to that at a very young age. My spiritual eyes were always open.\u201d<\/p>\n

These issues weren\u2019t Law\u2019s only struggles. Growing up in a tough neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, she faced abuse. Through it all, Law clung to the concept of God to navigate these difficulties. Law specifically described her spiritual environment\u2019s impact on her life, including the manifestation of terrifying nightmares and torment.\u00a0She said she became so inundated with spiritual negativity that she needed to find an outlet.<\/p>\n

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Luckily, Law discovered music, something she believes God used to help guide her away from what could have been a destructive and deadly path. She said, \u201cI needed there to be an outlet. It was either music or suicide. God used music to kind of get my attention, shift my focus, give me something to live for.\u201d Law started making music to not only heal herself but also to help empower others.<\/p>\n

Sadly, she soon learned that the entertainment industry comes with its challenges, including harassment and deeply uncomfortable situations.\u00a0Law described the entertainment industry as constantly being pulled from every direction to give the people what they want. Despite creating hit music and touring with Rihanna, Law said she ended up emotionally struggling again, contemplating why she should continue living. The success, money, and fame did little to fix the issues she desperately tried to overcome.<\/p>\n

Then a friend invited Law to church, and, for the first time, she experienced God and authentic faith in a new way.\u00a0She accepted Jesus, started living a Christian life \u2014 and hasn\u2019t looked back. Today, she\u2019s married to a pastor and is a journalist at The Christian Post.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat really got me about God was, He was constant,\u201d she said. \u201cThe one thing that every one of us needs is that unmovable, unshakable love of God. And only God offers that.\u201d Law added, \u201cGod fights for us.\u201d What Jeannie Law went through isn\u2019t out of the ordinary. Many people start their life on a religious path and stray away from it. However, the beautiful part is that they always find their way back. What\u2019s even more comforting to know is that God always welcomes them back with open arms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jeannie Ortega Law describes her childhood as violent, chaotic, and even scary at moments. She was introduced to witchcraft early and faced spiritual torment and suicidal tendencies. Law recently told the Christian Post Podcast, \u201cI was introduced to religion. Underneath Catholicism was the family religion on my maternal side called Santeria, which is basically the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":657,"featured_media":18769,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fbia_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"yoast_head":"\nPop Star Shares Her Journey From Witchcraft to Finding Jesus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jeannie Ortega described her childhood as violent and scary. 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