Love Wins... Letting Go of the Ego on the Path to Enlightenment

The negative thinker and critic within you is the ego.  Your ego always operates out of fear in order to protect itself from the unknown.  The ego is afraid of being exposed, and it is afraid of both success and failure.  It is afraid of losing its power to control its response to any internal or external stimuli. 
It is also very much afraid that the self will discover its true source of power: the connectedness with the Divine. 
Once the self discovers and experiences the fullness of its connection with the Divine, there can be no stopping of its ability and power to create and manifest the life of one's choosing.
Moving beyond the realm of the ego to the realization of the divine self is a journey few are willing to make. 
Letting go of the ego-centered self is a challenging battle that can only be accomplished by the complete and utter surrender to the Divine.  Letting go of the need to win this fight is a step in the evolution towards complete surrender, and hence enlightenment.
Realizing that love wins, realizing that love always wins, realizing that love already won, and realizing that love never gave up an inch in the battle between ego and the divine brings one to the realization of the futility of the ego to control one's history and one's destiny.