The Spirit Who Guides Without Forcing
Friend, let’s begin here: the Holy Spirit is not a controller. He will guide, convict, and encourage, even strongly at times—but He never forces. Healing, too, is never forced upon us. It is received. Just as salvation is offered freely, healing is received by faith. Some may feel frustrated, thinking, “Why doesn’t God just make me whole?” But that’s not His way. He partners with us, always in love, never in coercion.
Now, how does this apply to something as deep and challenging as deafblindness? When both sight and hearing are impaired, daily life can feel isolated, limited, or cut off. But here is the good news: God is not limited by our senses. He is Spirit, and His Spirit reaches beyond the physical into the soul and spirit. Even when earthly communication is hindered, heaven’s communication flows.
Think about the serpent on the pole in Numbers 21. The brass serpent represented sin judged—ugly, horrifying, but real. Jesus, on the cross, became sin for us (2 Corinthians 5:21). Just as the Israelites looked and lived, so we look to Him for life and wholeness. Notice, healing did not come from them fixing their eyesight to squint at the snake. Healing came from faith in God’s provision. For someone struggling with deafblindness, this is powerful. Even if earthly senses are hindered, faith does not require eyes or ears—it requires the heart.
Ephesians tells us that the same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in us (Ephesians 1:19–20). This Spirit is not bound by physical senses. Where ears fail, He whispers into the heart. Where eyes cannot perceive, He reveals by inward light.
And what about God’s will? Galatians 4:13 reminds us Paul preached even while facing physical infirmity—but not permanently. God restored him. Likewise, deafblindness is not a verdict from heaven. It is a condition under the curse of the fall, and Galatians 3:13 says we are redeemed from the curse.
So what do we do? We begin by saying, “Surely He has borne my sickness and carried my pain” (Isaiah 53:4). Faith rests not in what we see or hear but in what Christ has already carried. Healing is not “maybe” or “sometimes.” It is a covenant promise.
If your senses feel shut down, declare: “Lord, You are my light and my song” (Psalm 27:1). Your spiritual senses awaken where natural senses struggle. You are not cut off from God’s voice. You are not separated from His love. And you are not left outside His healing power.
Christ Our Light and Our Sound
Let’s go deeper. Deafblindness robs what many consider the two most essential senses—sight and sound. But Christ came to restore both. In fact, His ministry was full of healing blind eyes and opening deaf ears. He is still the same Jesus today (Hebrews 13:8).
Why did He perform so many miracles in these areas? Because blindness and deafness symbolize spiritual separation. When eyes cannot see and ears cannot hear, it feels like a barrier. But Jesus broke the barrier.
Mark 7:32–35 tells of a man who was deaf and could barely speak. Jesus put His fingers in the man’s ears, touched his tongue, looked to heaven, and said, “Ephphatha!”—“Be opened!” Instantly, his ears opened, and his tongue was released. Friend, that same command echoes today over deafblindness: “Be opened!” Eyes, be opened. Ears, be opened. Pathways of communication, be opened.
Now, some might ask, “But what if healing doesn’t happen instantly?” Here’s the truth: faith doesn’t wait for visible results before declaring the promise. Just like the lepers in Luke 17:14, who were healed as they went, healing can unfold step by step. We hold fast, not to what our senses say, but to what God has already spoken.
Remember, in Leviticus 14, if there was a plague in the house, the priest didn’t ignore it. He examined it, declared God’s verdict, and the house was cleansed. Your body is now the temple of the Holy Spirit. If there is a “plague” in the house—whether sickness or sensory loss—it is not ignored. Jesus has already judged it at the cross. By His stripes you were healed (1 Peter 2:24).
Friend, deafblindness is not your identity. Christ in you is your identity. He is your eyes when you cannot see. He is your ears when you cannot hear. He is your guide when earthly pathways seem shut. You may feel cut off from the world, but you are never cut off from Him.
And here’s something even more beautiful: your healing testifies to others. Just as Paul’s scars became his testimony, your story will speak. As God restores, even gradually, you shine with His glory. The Bride of Christ is not a weak, broken bride. She is radiant, whole, and victorious.
So take heart. Lift your faith above the diagnosis. Say, “The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. He restores my soul” (Psalm 23:1–3). Healing belongs to you—not because you’ve earned it, but because Jesus already bore it.
Today, open your spirit to His touch. Let His light flood your inner vision. Let His voice echo in your heart. For the Sun of Righteousness has risen with healing in His wings (Malachi 4:2).
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For more information on the causes, communication methods, and assistive technologies for dual sensory loss, please visit the National Center on Deaf-Blindness
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Tony and Lorna Egar are dedicated Christians based in Brisbane, Australia.
With a heart for seeing the sick made whole.
Lorna moves in a gift of healing that isn’t confined to church walls; she has witnessed God’s power touch lives in supermarkets, city parks, and everyday street encounters.
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