Donald Andrew "Donnie" McClurkin, Jr. (born November 9, 1959) is an American gospel music singer and minister. He has won three Grammy awards, ten Stellar awards, two BET awards, two Soul Train awards, one Dove award and one NAACP Image award for his work. He is said to be one of the top selling Gospel music artist selling over 10 million albums worldwide. He credits his God-given musical talents and the prayer of an influential gospel singer in helping him to get free from the shame and sense of inferiority he had been experiencing at just 11 years old. “I never thought that I would be doing this because people told me what I could not do,” said McClurkin. “They didn’t tell me who I was, they never told me what I could accomplish, who I could be. They put the shackles on and the limits on.” “But God used music to free me by increments of all the bondage. Until I could move past what people thought of me, until I could move past people’s opinion, until I could move past people’s nay-saying, until I could see in me what others wouldn’t tell me was there.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_McClurkin Get on your feet and make these affirmations daily - that's what we help you do on EffectingChanges TV Like & Share Video and Subscribe to Channel!