Tag Archives: ego

New Life in Progress

Posted on February 4, 2019 by billtonnis

If it seems things are going wrong…you’re in the midst of a turnaround. (Listen to my song “Make Your Way” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 31:23 Once I said in my anguish, “I am cut off from your … Continue reading →

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God’s Will

Posted on January 24, 2019 by billtonnis

When my ego decreases…my true self increases. (Listen to my song “Breathe On Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 40:7 Sacrifice or oblation you wished not, but ears open to obedience you gave me. +++ This scripture is … Continue reading →

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Glorious

Posted on January 18, 2019 by billtonnis

Wondrous acts are unfolding in the midst of everything. (Listen to my song “How Magnificent, Wondrous and Glorious” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 78:4 We do not keep them from our children; we recount them to the next … Continue reading →

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Pour Me Out

Posted on January 17, 2019 by billtonnis

EGO stands for: Edge God Out (Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 1:45 The man went away and began to publicize the whole matter. He spread the report abroad so that it … Continue reading →

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Grace Upon Grace

Posted on January 9, 2019 by billtonnis

It may take time…but love will always win out. (Listen to my song “Radically Okay” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ 1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear because fear has to … Continue reading →

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Live in Love

Posted on January 3, 2019 by billtonnis

When you live as your true self…you are truly free. (Listen to my song “Shall We Sing” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ 1 John 3:2 Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not yet been … Continue reading →

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Be You

Posted on December 12, 2018 by billtonnis

“When the ego weeps for what it has lost, the spirit rejoices in what it has found.” (Sufi Proverb) (Listen to my song “Let It Be Done to Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Luke 1:38 “May it be … Continue reading →

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Be Free

Posted on November 1, 2018 by billtonnis

When we drop all our ego-created-delusions…we discover our true selves. (Listen to my song “God’s Love Is All You Need” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ 1 John 3:2 Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has … Continue reading →

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All Are One

Posted on August 21, 2018 by billtonnis

Ego attachments prevent us from being our true selves. (Listen to the song of the day “All Are One” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 19:29-30 “And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father … Continue reading →

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Sweet Surrender

Posted on August 10, 2018 by billtonnis

Your ego will never lead you to your true self. (Listen to my song “You’ll Lead Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ John 12:24-26 “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground … Continue reading →

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