The Sense of Ownership

And all the time the joke is that the word "Mine” in its fully possessive sense cannot be uttered by a human being about anything. In the long run either Our Father or the Enemy will say "Mine” of each thing that exists, and specially of each man. They will find out in the end, never fear, to whom their time, their souls, and their bodies really belong ”” certainly not to them, whatever happens. At present the Enemy says "Mine” of everything on the pedantic, legalistic ground that He made it: Our Father hopes in the end to say "Mine” of all things on the more realistic and dynamic ground of conquest…

-from The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

for anyone here that is not familiar with this book by C.S. Lewis, it is written from the perspective of a demon spirit to whom the Father is satan, and the enemy is God.

Some searching insight I think in this book.