Our relationship with our guide probably represents highest level of personal relationship between two beings. If there were any other beings worthy of term “soul mate,” guides certainly would qualify. They know and understand us like no other.

Considering experiences many of us have in life and problems we often face, some of you may find it difficult to accept that our guides are there for us and work constantly to help us. In times of great difficulty, human tendency is to question where these guides are when they are most needed. If they exist and are there for us, why don’t they intervene?

As legitimate as these questions may sound, they show our limited knowledge of who we are and our lack of understanding about our relationship with other side. All of us are here for a reason. We’re here to have experiences that are possible only in this world; to learn and grow; to contribute to humanity, greater good; and to attest to infinite manifestations of God force, source of all things. In this process, our consciousness continues to expand, soaring higher and higher until we’re able to appreciate opportunity and privilege of having existed as humans.

To reach our individual goals in a given lifetime, we chose to have certain experiences. While many of these experiences may be unpleasant, they are for our good nonetheless. Our guides were there with us at beginning when we made our choices. They understand our higher needs, those beyond our material and earthly needs. They know exactly why we’re here and what experiences we must have. They know firsthand our cosmic obligations and commitments. And they know magnitude of pain associated with those commitments. In short, they know us and our needs better than we could possibly know ourselves while here on earth.

If you haven’t experienced any near misses, you may have at least heard or read about them. When people describe their near misses, they say things such as “The bullet missed my heart by just a few inches,” or “I was only a few feet away from car that crashed into crowd,” or “Had I not turned around, I would have been killed.” Are these misses luck, coincidence, or some power at work? I think you know answer.

And how about meeting you forgot to attend. As long as meeting went well, you probably would not think much of it. But what if a fire engulfed building where meeting took place and many people were hurt or killed? Chances are that you would realize you would have been in that fire too, and that forgetting meeting probably saved your life. How do you think it happened that you forgot?

What about those random events we call luck or coincidence? If so-called lucky break or coincidence involves meeting someone who gives you break, then you should know that your guide and other person’s guide may have worked hard to get two of you together. Our guides have a responsibility to remind us of certain things or help bring about certain events that would not have happened without their assistance.

Remember, they have blueprint of your life in their possession, and they are constantly checking to make sure nothing is missed.

How about that sudden illness that prevented you from attending party of year? Yes, one you were so disappointed to miss. Have you considered that something disastrous might have happened to you had you gone to that party? What does inconvenience and discomfort of minor illness matter when something so much more important is at stake?

This example shows that we can be helped and protected by things which are generally not considered to be good, such as illness. And it shows that there may be some truth to adage “Every disappointment is a blessing.” Guess who may have contributed to this blessing in disguise? You guessed right. Your guide will do whatever is necessary to protect you from negative experiences you don’t need to attain your goal in this incarnation.

Perhaps you had a grandfather like Mr. Rich, who discovered artificial gene that cured many diseases, became wealthy, and left a fortune to your dad and subsequently to you. Do you know who guided Mr. Rich through discovery process? This illustration shows that we benefit not only from direct assistance of our own guide but also from other people’s guides, at least indirectly. But let’s not lose sight of primary goal: cure of disease.