Vantage Points -What do you see

Perspective Matters

What  do you see?  two people  can look at the same object but come up with completely different descriptions? why is that possible because they viewed the object from two different perspective. We all don’t see things the same.  The way we see things most times is dependent on which angle or view  point we are looking at or from?In other words  our  perception is influenced by our current position, or vantage point.

Up and away I enjoy travelling and I have  always  being fascinated  by the rapid transformation of  our  perspective vision, which usually takes place in a matter of minute. Isn’t it amazing that no sooner we  are up and away and  air borne, that you begin to see things from a different perspective. I soon realised  that in most cases the things that looked big whilst on the ground e.g  Big Monument ,even the  airport, suddenly  become very distant, minute, and eventually they disappear, and its  not that these big monuments are not there, but as our vantage point changed, we were able to see  them from a different perspective.

The higher up you go, you begin to see things from a different perspective. On  a trip to Toronto, in Canada, I had the opportunity to  visit CNtower  which by the way is a must see if you ever visit Toronto. I must say as much as I had explored the city walking,and going on a bus tour, nothing could compare to the awesome scenic view of the city, that  captivated me, as I walked around taking pictures of course. The city could  be seen from every angle, it is quite a spectacular view. I was able to admire the beauty of the city, simply by the vantage point  I was positioned in at  the top of the CN Tower.

I often like to remind myself that though I may experience  difficulties ,problems, chaos and just the dealing with the  issues of daily living, that I do not allow myself to be overwhelmed. Even though my problems may seem like a mountain and real in its nature.  I realised that  just as the monuments became smaller objects the  higher  the plane  went, I began to magnify  God Higher above my situations, because I understood that  the higher God was lifted above, the smaller my problems became. I began to see  things  from God’s perspective,He doesn’t want us to  be anxious or worried.

Self Check whats my perspective  am I currently positioned where I need to be? say for e.g  at  home, in school,  at work ,in my family, on a given situation you may currently  need  to address?  whats  my vantage point  on these areas.  Am I responding and treating  others based on my current perspective I have of them?. Sometimes  we think  we know it all and  we based our actions and make  conclusions, assumptions based ,on the information we may currently have. We should  be  very cautious with our dealings  with  each other as  we  may only  have partial sight of the full picture.

Value your position if  you have been strategically placed with access to highly confidential information which is at your liberty, you must not misuse your position for false gain, blackmail or manipulation, as some would inevitable try to explore.

The Best View Is The  Heavenly Perspective:   

Proverbs 15:3 The  eyes of the Lord are everywhere keeping watch on the  wicked and the good

If we marvel at  the view of the Earth  from space, can you fathom the the view that God can see. God  sits  alone on His  throne, He has the ultimate Vantage Point of  the whole world. He sees all and knows all ,nothing is  obscure or skewed, or hidden from His sight. God  doesn’t sit on His throne, with the aim of punishing, but  rather, with an out stretched hand, He chooses  to guide us  through His  word,and servants  whom He  has called, with the hope of drawing us closer to Him.

I  think  that seeing  things  through God’s perspective is always the best view, it gives us hope, fulfilment, satisfaction, peace, expectation, and keeps  you from trouble  and many more blessings. Having a godly perspective  will  truly transform our lives and we in turn can hopefully have  an impact in the world  around  us.

Reflection: Do a  quick  scan have you  being seeing things  through  the right perspective ?  if yes then continue to do so. If  your answer is  no what would you do differently?

Lets us  aspire to see things from  a Heavenly  perspective as  God’s  vision is always  clearer and better than ours.