What does Eliezer mean when he says, “Hashem has guided me“? Horav Yerucham Levovitz, zl, interprets Eliezer’s words to relate that Hashem took him by the hand and led him to this place. Hashem did not let go of his hand at any time during his journey. He never permitted him to falter or stray from the path to his destination. Rav Yerucham continues to assert that this concept applies to all of us. If we were each to look back in life, each individual tracing his own unique “history”, we will note that indeed Hashem has guided us along the way. We have just to contemplate the manner in which we all arrive at our destination, be it our station in life, our vocation, our mate, or simply our every day successes, and we will see how Hashem guides us. The notion of being in the “right place at the right time” means that Hashem has led us to be there at the appointed time in order to achieve success; such “coincidences” do not spontaneously occur. If the path towards our success “seems” smooth, it is because Hashem has guided us on that route.
