I keep coming back this question: not just what AI can do for us, but what it is doing to us.

Let me explain.

My job at work is innovation strategist, which is really just a fancy way of saying I spend a lot of time thinking about AI and automation and how they can be applied to our work. So for the past eleven months, I’ve been learning about AI and actively using it.

And if you know me, you know I don’t typically compartmentalize my life. I tend to go all in.

So I’m not just using AI for work. I’m using it in everyday life too. I use it for book recommendations. I use it to help me study the Word. I use it to figure out meal plans and recipes. I use it for parenting advice. I use it everywhere.

And somewhere along the way, as it has become a more integrated part of my life, I’ve started to wonder: is this actually good for me?

It is definitely convenient. It is definitely easy. I love that I can get a response almost immediately. But is comfort and convenience what I want most out of life?

Or is becoming more like Jesus what I want most?

And if that is the goal, does AI help me get there?

I don’t ask that because I think AI is all bad. Clearly, I see the benefits. I use it often. I’m using it right now to help me organize my thoughts. But I am starting to wonder whether a frictionless life is always a good one.

When I think about running a marathon, I think about the effort it requires. The time. The energy. The discipline. And at the end, there is a deep reward, a real sense of accomplishment. The struggle is not separate from the reward. It is part of what makes the reward meaningful. It is also part of what builds character along the way.

AI often eliminates the struggle.

And that has me wondering: what kind of people will we become if we rarely have to wrestle, wait, or work for anything?

So often, God does not give immediate answers. He works slowly. He forms fruit over time. He shapes us in the process. The Christian life is not usually instant. It is patient. Repetitive. Ordinary. Slow.

So how do I live faithfully in a world of immediate answers?

I’m not entirely sure yet.

But I do know this: I do not want to be formed more by speed, ease, and instant gratification than by the slow work of God. I want my eyes fixed on Jesus, not on technology. I want to use tools wisely without letting them disciple me. And I want to keep asking not just what AI can do for me, but what it may be forming in me.