Doorposts and Mirrors

“Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates,”

Deuteronomy 11:20 NLT

Many years ago if you had asked me to say a Bible verse without looking at the Bible, I could not. And as I think back about why I couldn't, I realize that its because I never used any scripture to guide my life. Since my "wilderness walk" I learned that scripture is there as a guide for our lives, but the only way to use it is to do it, and the only way to do it is to know it and apply it to our lives. This scripture is one of those "benchmark" scriptures in my life because it taught me how to use it. In fact if you read the verses preceeding it, Moses is talking about how we need to meditate on God's word day and night and how we are to teach it to our children. In this verse, we are given clear instruction to write His word on the doorposts of our house and gates. Well, at the time I didn't have a gate or a house that was mine, but what I did have was a mirror in my bathroom. The doorpost was something you would pass several times a day, well so was my bathroom. So when I was struggling with a problem, I would find a scripture that dealt with that problem, then I would write it out and tape it to my bathroom mirror. Then every time I would walk by that mirror, I would stop and read it. After a couple weeks, I realized that I no longer had to look at the scripture because I knew it. I had read it so many times that it got engrained in my mind and I was able to apply it to my problem.

Take Away: if you are struggling with a problem, find the scripture that deals with that problem, then write it down on a piece of paper and put it some place where you will see it multiple times a day. Then every time you pass by it, stop, and read it out loud.