In 2008, the movie “Vantage Point” starring Dennis Quaid and Forrest Whitaker was in theatres. Quaid plays a Secret Service Officer investigating a presidential assassination. In the movie there are multiple witnesses each with their own unique “vantage point” of the assassination. It isn’t until Quaid’s character hears and sees all of the vantage points that he is able to solve the assassination.
How often do we focus only on the page in front of us? Far too often all we see is the 8.5” X 11” plain white sheet of paper with black ink. It isn’t until we change our vantage point, either by moving our place in space or moving the paper’s place in space, do we see the entire ream of paper beneath the top sheet. We get caught up in the two dimensional paper, rather than seeing the entire three dimensional realm.
Too often we’re stuck in the second dimension, seeing a flattened life made up only of what is immediately in front of us. If only we would change our vantage point, we could then see all the world has to offer. Then, once clearly in that third dimension, we can look beyond it into the fourth dimension of spirit and allow God into our lives.
I once had a coach who told me that when we spoke on the phone if I didn’t like my attitude or energy to move to a different location and think or speak again. I remember a couple of times when he ordered me to do so. Each time, my attitude changed and I grew. It was a simple change that made a HUGE impact.
Change your vantage point today.
