Jesus take the wheel

Where does Jesus take the wheel come from?

Jesus take the wheel had some scattered use in online forums and
sermons in the early 2000s, including a 2000 Usenet post and a
2004 webpage called How Can I Know God? which advocates “clearing
out of the driver’s seat and letting Jesus take the wheel.” The
expression, however, was popularized and expanded by a 2005
Carrie Underwood Christian-country song of the same title.

While she may have been influenced by earlier uses, Underwood may
well have developed the expression independently.
The song tells the story of a woman who loses control of her car
when driving home and prays for Jesus to literally, and
figuratively, “steer” her life: “Jesus, take the wheel / Take it
from my hands / ‘Cause I can’t do this on my own.”

The song made the top spot on Billboard 100’s Hot Country chart,
won two Grammys, and was awarded Single of the Year at the
Academy of Country Music awards.

While Underwood’s “Jesus, Take the Wheel” was appreciated by the

country music community, it was also parodied by the internet.
Spoofs of “Jesus, Take The Wheel” included
a 2010 image on a Christian blog featuring Jesus and Carrie

Underwood in a car, and 2011 rage comic by a Reddit user, and

other memes which interpret Jesus taking the wheel literally
(with an image of a truck missing a wheel), or offensively
(showing a group of Latino men, captioned: “Jesus, take the wheel
/ Carlos take the stereo”).

Apart from its use as a meme, Jesus take the wheel spread into
the popular lexicon as both a serious and light-hearted plea for
help by 2007. A 2015 country song by Sam Outlaw alluded to

Underwood’s hit track with its title and chorus: “Jesus, take the
wheel / and drive bar.”
On June 17th 2019 I truly believe that Jesus took the wheel, as

I was trying to prevent a very serious accident and trying to

protect my from serious injuries
Carrie Underwood - Jesus, Take The Wheel (Official Music Video)

https://youtu.be/lydBPm2KRaU

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pains and internal injuries we are truly blessed as we serve an
awesome God. God is good all the time...
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