Erwin McManus in Chasing Daylight describes second-dimension faith as a place you must go to experience the fullness of God in your life. It's a journey we are called to where things become more uncertain before they become clear, where our need for faith in God increases with every step rather than diminishes. This journey requires absolute certainty in the goodness of God while at the same time we relinquish our demand to know the details.
To me, this is the line between an adolescent Christian and a mature Christian. A baby Christian is either new in their faith, or haven't yet developed their relationship with Christ to enter into a place of repentance and obedience. Once someone turns away from the things in their life they know are not pleasing to God, and obeys Him, the enter into the adolescent phase. This is where first-dimension faith lives. This phase is years long and sometimes a life-long place for most believers. But to enter the second-dimension faith means living on the risky side. You lean more on God than your own understanding. You walk away from the logical with the Spirit leads you into radical territory. You don't worry about what other people think, say, or do because you are following the Spirit, not your flesh. God is faithful to carry you through what He has called you to do. This is the mark of a mature believer.
So, where are you? If God called you to do something radical, would you? God bless!
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