“…we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
–2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV
Whatever we choose – or refuse – to detain, retain or control – may eventually cause us to feel detained, retained or controlled. We were not created to be slaves to any human, belief, idea, concept or perspective. Our minds naturally wander aimlessly, seeking to be filled with anything we do not actively try to avoid. We are subjected to and enslaved by whatever crosses our mind’s path and it finds interesting enough to entertain.
Obey the instinct to pray that you’ll not be a prisoner of your own thoughts. Ask God to free your mind, and it’ll be free indeed.