Luke 8:14

The seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, but as they go on their way they are suffocated with the anxieties and riches and pleasures of this life, and they bring no fruit to maturity.  

What we think and let affect our thinking is essential to maintaining our salvation. We can be on the right road with Jesus but exit at all the detours and never get ourselves back. If we don’t value Jesus and the word as highly as riches, Jesus will be sidelined, and all our spiritual gains will be buried in the weeds.