Using Your Tools, Not Burying Them
AI Stewardship: Using Your Tools, Not Burying Them
When AI tools started showing up everywhere, my first instinct was caution. I'd seen enough hype cycles to be skeptical. But caution can turn into avoidance if you're not careful — and that's when a Bible story started haunting me.
In Matthew 25, Jesus describes a master who gives three servants different amounts of money before leaving on a trip. Two put theirs to work. One buries his in the ground. When the master returns, the one who buried it doesn't get praised for being careful. He gets called out for being afraid. "I was afraid," the servant admits in verse 25. And the master's response isn't sympathetic.
That parable sits differently when you're standing in front of a tool that could genuinely change how you work.
The Real Cost of Waiting
There's a quiet cost to ignoring AI entirely. While you're waiting to feel ready, someone else is getting two years of practice. They're making beginner mistakes now, when they're cheap to make. The gap doesn't stay the same size — it grows.
But here's the other side: using AI without intention is waste too. Colossians 3:23 says to work at everything with all your heart, as unto the Lord. If you hand your voice over to a machine and let it flatten everything that makes you worth reading, you haven't gained an advantage. You've given one away.
Stewardship Isn't Hype
Stewardship means using the tool well. With your values intact. With your voice leading. It means understanding what you're working with instead of just copy-pasting your way to content that sounds like everybody else.
If you've been on the fence about this, Miguel's free AI training is a solid place to start. It's built for people who actually want to understand the tools — not just chase trends.
Don't let this season be the one where you buried the gift.
