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It's certainly true that the theological analogy of God taking the wheel has been used many a time since the days of Henry Ford.
This excerpt from a Focus on the Family article titled
"Trusting: Let God Do the Driving" is right within this metaphorical genre: "When we try and take the wheel away from God because we don't trust Him, it will lead to emotional and spiritual fatigue. Why? Because we're
doing something that we weren't created to. God made
us to lean on Him in dependence – to let Him drive – which leads to contentment, and the confidence that we are exactly where we need to be…"
In Miller's case, this notion of God at the wheel led to her arrest, and the confidence (on the part of the police) that she needed to be in jail (at least until the $375 bail was paid). Either
this is the worst case of dangling principles, or Miller is seriously deluded. Many readers of The
Huffington Post article about Miller think the latter. Here
are some of their comments: God is real; but so is
Satan. She got the voices mixed up…; Render
unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the
things that are God's. Try not to mix the two…; And had she killed someone she most likely would have said that
it was God's will that they died…
Resources
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/21/melissa-miller-godspeed_n_2170816.html
Copyright November 24, 2012 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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