I'm just curious, but have you ever asked yourself what REALLY repulses you to the idea that God is in total control of everything? To many, I would imagine, the problem would be the idea of concentrated power, all in one place. That just wouldn't be "fair", in some minds. But for others, the issue might be that if God is in control of everything, then the role of man in the universe is diminished. The importance of man is lessened. I can understand why hundreds of millions of men throughout history would find this idea intolerable. Man must control his own destiny BECAUSE he is man.
That's comfy, and certainly builds self-esteem, which is very important in salvational matters, because if our free will is on the fritz, then we might make bad decisions about our eternal destiny. But Apostolics need not worry much because God is always there to lend an opinion or a guidance, while never interfering with the ultimate "decider-in-chief". Hey, that's it! To Apostolics, God is like Karl Rove. :) And, this even fits now with Rove leaving because Apostolics believe that the Holy Spirit ditches and runs for the tall grass whenever we sin too much. The comparison is pretty close. :)
The idea of robot slaves is directly opposed to the Biblical precepts of free will.
God does not abandon us, not even when we act up and piss off all around us. We abandon God.
Men do not control their own destiny because they are men. They control their own destiny because that’s the system that was set up for us.