Divine Partnership

When you are trying to help people, create something meaningful, serve a community, heal, teach, lead, or simply bring something good into the world, it can become very easy to believe that the entire mission rests on your shoulders. One of the greatest lessons my angels have taught me is that it doesn’t. We are taught that success comes from pushing harder, finding the right strategy, working more, and staying in control. Of course, there is value in doing the work and being thoughtful about the decisions we make. I don’t believe that working with God or your angels means sitting back and waiting for something magical to happen. In Colombia, we have a saying: “Ayúdate, que yo te ayudaré.” Basically, help yourself, and then I, God, will help you.

I’ve always loved that because I think it captures divine partnership beautifully. You have a role to play. You make the effort, send the proposal, look at the numbers, have the difficult conversation, and use the knowledge and experience you have been given. But you also don’t have to believe that everything depends entirely on you. There is a point where doing more stops being helpful, and sometimes our desire to control an outcome is really fear taking over. So how do you actually work with God and your angels when you are growing a business?

For me, one of the most important things has been learning not to make important decisions when my brain is in fight-or-flight mode. Business gives us plenty of opportunities to end up there. A client sends an email that upsets you, a team member does something unexpected, or an opportunity comes along and suddenly you feel like you need to decide immediately. I used to feel like I had to have an answer right away. Now, I am much more comfortable telling a client or a partner, “Let me sit with this and get back to you.” Sometimes, depending on who I am talking to, I will literally say, “Let me pray on this.” And then I actually do. I take the question to God and my angels. I explain what is happening and ask for help seeing the situation clearly. I ask for guidance toward what is in the greatest and highest good for me, the business, and all those involved.

Then I give it some space. That space is important because when we are afraid, anxious, angry, or feeling pressured, it can be very difficult to hear anything beyond our own thoughts. When we step away from the urgency, we create room for guidance to come through. What happens next can look different for everyone. You might receive an answer in a dream. You might begin noticing the same numbers or signs throughout your day. Someone may unexpectedly say exactly what you needed to hear. You may feel a persistent nudge toward one choice, or after sleeping on something, you may simply wake up knowing what you need to do.

I’ve experienced guidance in all of these very ordinary, practical ways, which is why I don’t think spirituality and business need to live in separate parts of our lives. You can be strategic and spiritual. You can look at your financial projections and pray about them. You can ask experienced people for advice and ask your angels for guidance. There is room for both. In the coming months, I’ll be sharing more about the different ways we can tune in and recognize guidance, whether it comes through dreams, signs, numbers, intuition, or some of the quieter ways our angels communicate with us. My hope is that you’ll begin practicing these things yourself and discovering the ways that guidance comes through most naturally for you.

For now, the next time something in your business makes you feel like you need to decide right now, try giving yourself a little space. Tell them you’ll get back to them, take the question to God and your angels, and see what comes through.

You don’t have to carry the whole mission by yourself.

With love,

Kamala