Joshua Booth Groundhog Day

I have seen the movie Groundhog Day before but never really looked into the movie as far as sacred and profane time are concerned. I originally thought that he was just being punished for being such an asshole and that GOD or some other higher power wanted him to suffer by living Feb. 2 over and over again until he realized what he was actually doing with his life and how he was treating others. Phil was the type of character that only cared about himself and had no respect for others or their feelings. Well, this all changed when he was assigned to report at the annually Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney PA. Phil gets stuck in time and must relive Feb. 2 over and over again although he can choose to make gradually changes each day. "His orientation leads him to view the yearly celebration of the groundhogs emergence as a sign that there is really no tomorrow." At first the egocentric Phil could not be more joyed knowing that he can manipulate people to get what he wants. He avoids a high school friend Ned, tricks a girl into sleeping with him, steals money from a truck, goes out to drink with a few guys and tries to kill himself as well as them, and he even attempts suicide several times unsuccessfully. Well after a while Phil realizes that the things or people he wanted are now absolute considering he will be living in profane time. Phil thinks," he can gain true fulfillment by manipulating others or proving their superiority by surpassing others." He realizes after a while that his way of living is not making him happy anymore, its actually starting to take its toll on Phil. He then wisely takes a turn for the better. He uses his day to help others rather than indulge in himself. he gives money to bum, then a meal, and later on in the movie he gives the old man CPR in an attempt to rescue his life. He helps a man choking at a restaurant, helps several elderly women with their car, and even learns how to play the piano. Then Phil is loved by all and hated by none. He becomes a town hero overnight and also gets the girl he tried so hard to manipulate. For some people like Phil it takes the worst of something in order to "wake them up" to what is really important in life.
Do you think it was a divine being that allowed Phil to live the same day over and over again so that he would make positive changes? Do you think this divine could have been allowing him to do this so that Phil could make life altering choices?