Psalm 19 the bookend of journey for the past two years

As I sit here on the Monday before Christmas, most would think that a good devotional would be about the Christmas story.  Instead, God seems to have seen fit, to bring me to a place where I began a journey nearly two years ago.  Looking back I cannot tell you every detail of how and why many of things transpired over the past two years, but I can tell you it has been a deep and hard sanctifying process.  The beautiful part of it all is that God and Jesus have become more and more precious with each new day and each time I am able to get just a simple glimpse of His glory.  I am not going to bore you with every detail of what has taken place over these past two years, from coming to Sevier Heights, to the church plant, back to Sevier Heights...put in the middle of those times struggle, heartache, joy, happiness, peace, suffering, gladness, weeping, laughing, embracing, shunning, depression, failure, excitement, success, endurance, weak, sin, pride, emptying, but there is something that eclipses all of those things and so many more that I have been through.  That is the Cross, it overshadows and causes all these other things all worth it...and His Word is not withstanding, because that is the foundation upon which we can stand finding our peace and joy when sometimes joy and peace  seem so far away.  For you see nearly two years ago before I left Lifeway to go to Target, God took me to this passage, and this time I believe I am sitting here being reminded that this is almost like a book end to that part of my life. A new time in my life is beginning one where I simply "rest" in Christ, one where I simply "abide" in Christ...Psalm 19 starts off with the beautiful reality of God's Glory being revealed through creation and all His works!  Truly, creation does declare the Glory of God even when we don't feel like it.  But there is a second half to this chapter that is even more precious to me.  From verses 7-11, God provides a beautiful description of His love letter written to us.  I am simply going to paste the verses below, and you see if you can see the beauty of His Word...something that I have finally learned is constantly molding and transforming me.

 ⁷ The instruction of the LORD is perfect,
    reviving the soul; 
    the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy,
    making the inexperienced wise.

    ⁸ The precepts of the LORD are right,
    making the heart glad; 
    the commandment of the LORD is radiant,
    making the eyes light up.

    ⁹ The fear of the LORD is pure,
    enduring forever; 
    the ordinances of the LORD are reliable
    and altogether righteous.

    ¹⁰ They are more desirable than gold—
    than an abundance of pure gold; 
    and sweeter than honey—
    than honey dripping from the comb.

    ¹¹ In addition, Your servant is warned by them;
    there is great reward in keeping them.

Perfect, trustworthy, right, radiant, pure, reliable, righteous, better than gold, sweeter than honey, great reward...all describe the beautiful reality of the Word of God.  Oh how it has taken me two years to realize this is not a "book" to be dissected and treated as another "resource" for teaching, but instead IT IS the very thing that leads us to the source of Life, Jesus Christ, the everlasting Living Water.   So I suppose it is fitting this year is winding to a close with me returning to the place that much of my changing has taken place over the last two years.  Why two years? I dunno...why here? I dunno...Why change? Oh, that one I can answer, that I might behold His Glory working in my life to the utmost!!