(God-Wrestler)

This is the design on my New Year's Shirt that I got from shirt.woot.com. When I saw it I couldn't pass it up, and apparently a lot of other people thought I should have it too. I guess my 2007 sucked so bad that it almost made for a perfect country song. All that was missing was either my dog dying or my Dad in jail. I lost my job, my girlfriend dumped me, and I broke my ankle.

Needless to say this year was a difficult year for me. The world that I knew was thrown upside down and all out of my control. It became hard to see anything good out of the crap that was thrown in my way.

I see now though that it was all for the best. That these obstacles help me grow in ways that I never thought I would have to grow in and completely changed how I rely on God. This past year deepened my relationship with God by leaps and bounds. Showing me how far I am from him yet how close I can be with him.

This past year may not be one that I look back on and say man that was good times, but it will be a year that I can look back on and say, wow that really helped to define who I am. This next year, 2008, has got me all excited. It has to be better than this past year. It feels like I am getting another fresh start, and can shape this year into another defining year of my life.

So, for as much as 2007 sucked, it was a good thing.

Happy New Year Everyone.

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17)