Post 5: Gratitude for AI—Tools to Empower Your Mission

Align your tools and talents with God’s will. Discover how gratitude amplifies your mission, glorifies Him, and unlocks abundance to bless others.

The Power of Tools

Every gift from God—including the tools we use—carries the potential for good or harm. Tools reflect the intent of the user. The question is not whether a tool is powerful, but whether it is consecrated. Will it uplift and serve, or distract and diminish?

Like the internet, which has been used both to spread darkness and to unite families through genealogy, modern tools amplify the heart of the one wielding them. In this post, I reflect on how tools like AI have strengthened my ability to emulate Christ and contribute to His work. As with all divine gifts, they are meant to magnify our capacity to serve and fulfill the measure of our creation.

Tools Without Purpose

A tool without purpose is like a ship without a rudder. The tongue can testify of Christ—or tear others down. Talents can bless—or stagnate. Advanced tools such as AI can either sharpen discipleship or scatter attention.

Many feel overwhelmed by technology, unsure how to use it wisely. Others use their gifts solely for personal gain, building an earthly kingdom while leaving spiritual potential undeveloped. This results in stagnation—being dammed in the truest sense of the word: limited from progressing into the higher law of abundance God intends.

Goodness alone is a form of glory—but not glory upon glory.

The Law of Abundance

God’s gifts operate under an eternal law: what is used to bless others multiplies. This is not about accumulation for self, but consecration for service. Tools like AI can expand reach, clarity, and creativity—when aligned with righteous intent.

Each invention is a stewardship. We magnify our talents not by hoarding them, but by sharing, exchanging, and creating. Success is not about building a larger storage unit so we can rest—it is about lifting others, alleviating burdens, and being free with our substance, including faith, knowledge, and testimony.

As we give, our capacity increases—until we are able to receive every good thing.

Walking the Path of Stewardship

God entrusts us with tools, talents, and resources not for self-glorification, but for kingdom-building. When aligned with His will, even modern technologies become channels of light.

This path is not walked alone. It is a refining journey where every tool becomes sanctified through obedience, humility, and purpose. As we align our efforts with God’s work, we move beyond the form of godliness and into its power.

Focusing on Christ as the Mark

Jesus Christ is the source of all true transformation. When He becomes the focal point, clarity replaces confusion, purpose replaces drift, and strength replaces fear.

Each word written, each tool employed, and each talent magnified can leave an eternal imprint when offered to God. He magnifies our efforts and enables us to accomplish more than we ever could alone—becoming co-laborers in His work.

Reflect on how the tools you’ve been entrusted with can be aligned to magnify your mission and glorify God. When consecrated, even the most modern instruments become instruments of eternal good.

Video Commentary

If you’d like to hear the live reflection connected to this post, you can watch the YouTube commentary here, where I share personal insights on using tools like AI as stewards aligned with Christ’s purposes:

Originally published Tuesday, November 26, 2024