Who Owns Your Thoughts?

“Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Luke 12:15

I must admit that when I read this sentence, the first thing that comes to mind when I think about possessions is my “stuff.” And I’d be correct. Jesus said this in reply to two brothers who were having a not-so-friendly family argument over an inheritance. He then went on to tell a parable about a rich man who built bigger barns to hold his crop, only to die and leave everything he had hoarded to someone else.

But I want to extend to you the possibility that not only is the property we own to be held lightly, but so are our thoughts.  Every one of us tends to be as jealous over the control of our thoughts and ideas as we are of our possessions. I know I am. I’m usually of the opinion that if I have a thought, it is probably a good one and therefore worth keeping. Continue Reading