I have not always been a Texan, but I like to say that I was quickly adopted. One thing that has always appealed to me about Texans is the infectious independent spirit that is Texas. Texans don’t like people telling them what they can and can’t do. They don’t like the feeling of losing independence by giving someone else power over their lives. This can easily be seen in political rhetoric, and it gets us stirred up when we get a whiff of outsiders telling us what to do. While politics and government power are important and valid concerns, perhaps that fighting independent spirit could also be focused on our individual finances.
Proverbs 22:7 refers to a borrower as the slave of the lender. That is something to think about as you look at your finances. In my mind, financial slavery and the Texas spirit don’t mix and as we look at the landscape of our state perhaps we could focus some of our fighting spirit on destroying personal debt and regaining financial freedom. A debt free Texan is a free and independent Texan, and an example of someone who has fully embraced the spirit of Texas!
photo credit, Brian L. Romig
