I was in chemical jail.
I don't know much about God. But if everything does originate with God, then certainly songs do as well.
I would advise you to keep your overhead down; avoid a major drug habit; play everyday, and take it front of other people. They need to hear it, and you need them to hear it.
If you feel like singing along, don't.
We all have to face pain, and pain makes us grow.
I don't take compliments very easily. I think most musicians suffer from low self-esteem to some extent.