What the Bible says about Enslavement to Thoughts
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Ephesians 2:1-3 We cannot think with what we do not have. If we do not have the right material upon which to base our thoughts, how can we possibly produce the right things? We are always, whether pauper or king, limited by what is in our mind. Paul shows this in Ephesians 2:1-3: This reveals to us that every human being who has ever lived (except Jesus) has been enslaved to a way of thinking generated by the prince of the power of the air, Satan. Because of this, we fulfilled the desires of our flesh and mind. Indeed, because our minds had little else with which to work, we could not produce anything else! We produced the fruits of a spirit but not the Spirit of God. John W. Ritenbaugh The Fruit of the Spirit Related Topics: Flesh, Gratification of | Flesh, Works of the | Lust | Lust of the Flesh | prince of the power of the air | Pulls of the Flesh | Satan's Attitudes | Satan's Influence | Thoughts, Keeping God in | Thoughts, Retaining God in