Can You Will Yourself to be Blind?

An ER doctor told us about an eighteen-year-old young lady who recently came into the emergency room. She had suddenly gone blind and had stayed that way for about three hours.

Since there are several things that can cause sudden blindness, he ran the necessary tests to try to determine the cause. Strangely enough, he could find nothing wrong with her. After checking the results several times, and consulting several others, he went back into the room and told this young lady, “There is nothing wrong with you. You can see.” After a short discussion, her sight began to return.

Now, I’m sure there is a bit more to the story; probably some trauma caused her to not want to see, so she unknowingly willed herself to be blind.

It seems rather foolish to make yourself blind, but it happens every day. One thing that immediately comes to mind is anorexics – they see themselves as overweight, even though they are pencil thin. They are blind to reality.

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “There is none so blind as he who will not see.”
— Anonymous

It is often true that we only allow ourselves to see that which we actually want to see. For instance, as a non-believer I whole-heartedly supported abortion. That memory still sends shockwaves through my soul. Somehow I just couldn’t imagine it not being an option for a woman with an unwanted pregnancy, and I remember arguing with a Catholic co-worker about this it fairly often. I have since apologized to him and confessed my ignorance about the subject.

When the Truth of God’s Word came into my heart, it illuminated many areas that I had refused to see. I was seeing all of life from a new perspective – from light instead of darkness.

God’s Word says in John 8:32 “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

Even as believers we can choose blindness in certain areas. This is why we need to continually ask the Lord to examine our thoughts and heart like David did in Psalm 139:23 “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:”

As we bring our thoughts into the light of the Word, the Lord will reveal our areas of blindness to us so we can truly see.

Finding Joy in the Journey,
Phyllis

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