A fellow homeschool mom tells me she uses ChatGPT to create a schedule for her kids’ schoolwork. A working mom I know uses AI to create meal plans and shopping lists. A writer friend uses it to juggle multiple deadlines. Generative AI—especially large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Microsoft’s Copilot—has become a near-ubiquitous presence in daily life. As more people use AI for everyday tasks, it’s increasingly treated as essential to living an efficient and manageable life. Most Christians I speak with understand that AI is a poor theologian and an inadequate substitute for real relationships. Yet they still wonder, Is it wrong to use a tool that promises efficiency and relief in a world where work is often exhausting? Like most technologies, AI is morally shaped by the hearts that use it. We’re also shaped by the technologies we use. Christians can use AI to more wisely steward the time and energy God has given us. However, our use of AI can also lead to sloth or neglect of our creativity and gifts. When it comes to AI, there’s no one-size-fits-all command for believers. As with other matters of conscience, we need to understand our temptations, study wisdom principles in Scripture, and lean on the Holy Spirit’s guidance. Here are three diagnostic questions to help you consider your use of AI in light of God’s original design for humanity. 1.  Am I using AI to push past my God-given limits? It takes mere seconds to type a question into ChatGPT and only a few more to have a wealth of knowledge at my fingertips. I input all my commitments, and AI generates the most efficient schedule to accomplish everything I desire. I input all my health concerns, and AI generates the optimal diet and exercise plan to keep me feeling young and healthy. With each new technological advance, we’re tempted to believe that God’s good boundaries no longer apply—that we can know more, do more, and exercise more control than we were meant to. If we’re not careful, we can use AI in an attempt to be gods over our own lives. We must remember we’re created in the image of a limitless God, yet with good limits. These limits aren’t imperfections for technology to overcome. They’re an invitation to rely more on our sovereign Creator, not on an LLM’s knowledge bank. Our limits are an invitation to rely more on our sovereign Creator, not on an LLM’s knowledge bank. The psalmist wrote about God’s omniscience, “This wondrous knowledge is beyond me. It is lofty; I am unable to reach it” (Ps. 139:6, CSB). Remembering that only God can and should know everything can help us resist the temptation to pursue knowledge and power that only belongs to him. 2. Am I using AI to replace wisdom gained from in-person relationships? Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, recently commented, “I cannot imagine . . . figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT.” I, on the other hand, cannot fathom raising children without the people God put in my life. I remember those weary newborn days when my mother-in-law folded my laundry while giving me tips on nursing. Our church preschool director dropped off dinner and her favorite children’s storybook Bible. I texted questions to other moms in our small group at all hours of the night. God created us to depend on one another. From the beginning, it wasn’t good for man to be alone. But he didn’t need an LLM to help him care for creation. Adam needed another human—“bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh” (Gen. 2:23). While I appreciate how LLMs quickly synthesize information, the best wisdom is often gained not from a bulleted list but from calling a godly friend. God has given us other human beings to sharpen us as iron sharpens iron (Prov. 27:17). Nothing is inherently evil about asking Gemini to help us manage our busy lives, but how much more might we be sanctified by asking an older woman at our church the same questions? Our AI use should never hinder the real human relationships for which God designed us. 3. Am I using AI to neglect the work God has entrusted to me? In the writing industry, I see a spectrum of AI use. Some won’t touch an LLM with a 10-foot pole. Others allow it to write initial drafts. I’ve often felt the urge to turn to ChatGPT when writing becomes too difficult. Why spend an hour laboring over the perfect sentence when AI can generate 10 good options in seconds? God made us to participate in his creative work on earth (Gen. 1:28). Before the curse, working with our hands and our minds to continue God’s work in creation was an integral part of humanity bearing God’s image. When we use AI to create for us, we need to consider what we’re giving up. The best wisdom is often gained not from a bulleted list but from calling a godly friend. AI can do many things, but it cannot magnify God’s beauty, goodness, and truth like humanity can. LLMs can assist us in our work, but they should never lead us to surrender that work for the sake of idleness. The purpose of AI shouldn’t be to create a work-free world. AI should never lead us to sloth—allowing technology to do what God has given us the energy and ability to do ourselves. Instead, believers can use AI to support, not supplant, the good work God sets before us. Be thoughtful and prayerful in how you engage with artificial intelligence. Seek the Holy Spirit’s guidance. Some Christians may choose to abstain from using AI, while others may set boundaries around their use. But for all believers, the call is the same: “Whether you [use AI or not], or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31).