I remember the first time I experienced seeing in 3-D while sitting at an audio console in a recording studio. I wasn't wearing any special glasses or anything; I was just staring at the rows and rows of knobs and sliders when all of a sudden, vois la—everything was in 3-D. Years later, the people at Magic Eye, Inc., figured out a way to print a stereogram algorithm that would produce a similar 3-D effect. Maybe you remember the Magic Eye craze of the 90s.

Did you see it? Some people, try as they might, could never get their eyes to view parallel, without converging, while focusing on the object to get the desired result. Others could flip through the pages and see the 3-D image in seconds—like it was second nature.

It's actually just an illusion—a mind trick. But there's another dimension of seeing that is real. It's no illusion at all. In fact, this dimension is the true reality.

To see in this dimension, you simply have your eyes anointed with eye salve. That's what it says in Revelation 3:18. Without it, you can't see what the Spirit sees.

A friend of mine in North Dakota was sharing a practical application of seeing in this dimension with me today. As with many people in today's economy, he's in transition. But he sees this not as a setback, but an opportunity. Here's the thing: He's not looking for a better career or a higher paid position; he's asking God to direct him to the place where he can be most productive for God's purpose and the kingdom. "Lord, where can I serve You best to accomplish Your purpose?"

I know God will show him, because he's willing to do whatever God asks—no matter what. Because it's all about Him.

Now that's living in a new dimension of a partnership with God.

Gary Burns is the Lake Union Conference communication director.