Technology is advancing by leaps and bounds. Robots speak naturally, algorithms create texts, cars drive themselves and artificial intelligence (AI) is already part of our daily lives - sometimes without us even realizing it.

Faced with all this, many people begin to wonder:
Where does faith come in? How do we maintain what is spiritual in such an automated world? Does God still speak, even when everything seems controlled by machines?

These questions are real, legitimate and increasingly common. And the answer is there too - simple and profound: faith remains essential, perhaps more than ever.

Shall we talk about it?

Technology changes, but human beings continue to search for meaning

As modern as AI is, it doesn't solve the existential void. She answers questions, but doesn't cure anguish. It can predict behavior, but doesn't understand the heart.

Ultimately, technology helps us do more, know more, access more. But it doesn't fill the soul.

The human soul continues to cry out for:

  • Peace
  • Real love
  • Purpose
  • Hope
  • Sorry
  • Connection with something bigger

And that's it, no artificial intelligence can offer. Only God can.

1# Faith is not against technology - it's beyond it

True faith does not conflict with technological advances. It's not a backward, disconnected or ignorant faith.

Faith is not the enemy of science. Faith goes beyond logic, but does not cancel out reason.

Using AI doesn't mean abandoning God. Working with technology doesn't take you away from the spiritual. The problem is not with the tool - but with how you relates to it.

You can use artificial intelligence wisely and at the same time, nurture a life of prayer, of the Bible, of communion with God.

2# In the midst of digital noise, the silence of faith becomes even more valuable

We are surrounded by notifications, messages, videos, voices and stimuli. There's so much information that the mind gets tired and the heart gets scattered.

That's why, faith in times of AI is an invitation to silence. That silence where you hear what no machine can say:

  • A word of consolation that only God can speak
  • A direction that comes in the midst of prayer
  • A peace that surpasses all human logic

In a world where everything talks all the time, the most precious thing is to know how to be quiet in order to hear God's voice.

3# AI has no soul - you do

Artificial intelligence can learn, respond and even simulate emotions. But it has no soul, feels no pain, doesn't really love.

You have a soul.

You feel. You cry. You smile. You have doubts, fears, dreams. And all of this connects you with God in a unique way.

While the world increasingly values the "functional", faith values the essential: who you are, not just what you do.

4# God is still God - even with all the technology

Many people think that with the advance of AI, people will "forget about God". But this is not new. Humanity has tried to live without Him in various ways over the centuries - with or without technology.

But in the end, everyone asks again: "Who am I?" "Where am I going?" "Why am I here?"

And that's where God reveals himself again. In the midst of codes, he still speaks to the soul. In the midst of screens, He still touches the heart.

He is eternal. E nothing created by man nullifies what only he can do.

5# Faith needs to be cultivated with intentionality

Nowadays, it's no longer possible to leave faith on automatic.

You need to:

  • Set aside real time to pray
  • Turn off the screen and open the Bible
  • Avoid distractions that steal your peace
  • Seek presence, not just content
  • Asking questions that only God can answer

Because if you don't take care of your faith, the digital world will occupy this space. And then you'll feel full of information, but empty inside.

6# Your identity is not in an algorithm

Social networks and AI know what you watch, what you buy, who you interact with. But they they don't know who you really are.

They show what you appear to be. God sees what you are - even when you try to hide it.

"The Lord does not see as man sees: man sees the appearance, but the Lord sees the heart." (1 Samuel 16:7)

Your identity it's not in the data, in the likes, in the results. Your identity is in God.

And that doesn't change with any technological advance.

7# Faith remains the answer where AI can't reach

You can ask ChatGPT anything. You can ask Google for advice. You can put together a life plan with AI.

But when the pain hits, when the doubt is existential, when the fear comes at dawn... it's not a robot that answers. It's God.

  • It is He who gives peace in the midst of chaos
  • He's the one who holds you up when the ground disappears
  • He's the one who values you when the world compares you
  • He loves you - no algorithm, no metric, no filter

Faith and technology can go hand in hand

You don't have to choose between faith and modernity. You can be digital and deeply spiritual at the same time.

Technology can make life easier. But faith gives it meaning.

Cultivate a heart connected to heaven, even if you live in the midst of machines.
Seek God's wisdom, even if you have access to all the information in the world.
And above all, don't get lost in this sea of voices. Remember who created you - and what He dreamed for you.

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April 10th, 2025