until the angst of teenage life got me

and i thought it was natural and i wanted to be cool

so i did bad things

and now i regret.

i remember eating fries at east coast macs

and being happy with mcnuggets

and i was really quite a happy boy then.

someone told me that singer-songwriters are often stalkers.

cue "hey there delilah " - was written for his crush (but never got to be together with).

taylor swift used to stalk her bfs.

coz songwriters are sensitive souls. and we don't go all out there to Flirt with people - so sometimes we can only stalk.

coz im not thick-skinnedenough to go talk to her right.

argh

Had a good talk with Uncle KF, i told him about the OCD which was getting bad. He said that all the great men of faith in the Bible all had some infirmity, and how Paul asked for his thorn of flesh to be removed but God didn't remove it - but he said that God has a reason why He didn't remove it. Likewise i have a thorn in my flesh, but i have to TRUST GOD that His non-removal of my thorn is for His own purpose, and for His own glory, and for His reasons, and will.

I learnt something today:

That I am to give the Father (GOD) glory - that's who I am. that's who i will be forever. yeah i'm happy with that.

My mind was prompted by the Holy Spirit to think "I'll give the Father glory/ I'll give my Father glory forever" - and I heard the Spirit say "that's who you are". yes. even in the midst of my infirmity.

For Jesus Himself CHOSE me, even though i am so unworthy. this can only equate to the work of the Father (logically speaking) = it must be the Father's work, and not mine. for Jesus Himself CHOSE me small minny me before i even chose Him, and thus it must be the work of the Father and it must be the Father's own will that it happens, so all glory be to the Father himself: may all the glory be given to the Father.

I love Jesus = but this is the Father's work. I love the Father = but this is the Father's work as well. So in all things, I am to give glory to the Father because it is His work; I am giving glory to the Father forevermore.

[and all the songs i've written are gifts from my Father above, through Jesus His Son. Cue James 1:17 "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows". => So the right response is to give the Father glory for His giving of songs to me, for His songs that he has bountifully and graciously given me. from "autumn", to "still madly in love", to all other songs, every song is from the Father THE LORD ALMIGHTY, and i just realised something as i meditated on this - is that He gave the songs to me even without me recognising that it was Him who gave it to me, in my ignorance and disbelief and rebellion, and without me even asking him specifically for these good gifts, so may I praise my Father and give my Father all the glory in the world and in the universe, and even more so because He still gave these gifts to me even though I did not recognise him or acknowledge him - so great is my Father's love for me!]

extremely weak in my mind still.

how do you be stronger mentality?

"put on the helmet of salvation" - because there are still evil forces in my brain. at all times, regardless of feelings.

the tendency for shawn is to live according to his feelings; but there are some times where you just have to "KEK" and say "NOOOO". "REN".

"ai bia jia wu nia" as my friend would say.

i think deep down i feel a bit inadequate, like i keep asking myself - why would God want me to enjoy life, or pursue my dreams? if it's my will, then it can't be His will, blah blah, absolutely didactic. i know it's not right but i can't help but feel this way sometimes.

but i believe - i must have faith - that Christ chose me, for His sake, and He will do His purpose in my life, in the things that i do, without me even realising that, which is good; i don't want to keep asking God - eh is this your will is it is it is it - but i want to be able to believe that, Yes it is.

hmms

faith faith faith.

and please put the helmet of salvation on because these thoughts are killing me. argh.

But why? Because we were created to give Him glory.

So

"Still madly in love" is for Jesus Christ and His Glory

"Autumn" is for Jesus Christ and His Glory

So are all the other songs. All the songs.

The Westminster confession is right; we are created for the glory of GOD and our aim is to give Him glory.

Oh Lord in Heaven let me be more willing to yield / acquiesce to Your ways instead of clinging on stubbornly to mine!