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When AI is Smart, But God is Personal
Written from the heart (and brain!) of a teen girl, just for you!
By: Kaase Levell
There’s a Notes app entry on my phone that I’ve never deleted. It’s not aesthetic. No cute font. No perfectly curated quote. Just a half-written paragraph from a night when my thoughts were louder than my music and my room felt way too quiet. I don’t remember exactly what I was feeling when I typed it—only that I stopped mid-sentence. No conclusion. No resolution. Just blinking cursor energy. I’ve thought about finishing it a hundred times.
Sometimes I open it up just to reread what I did write, wondering who I was in that moment. Was I heartbroken? Lonely? Scared about the future? Embarrassed by something I said at school? Worried about who I was becoming? I don’t know. And that blank messes with me.
Because here’s the thing: our generation hates blanks. We hate not knowing why she stopped talking to us. Why he suddenly left us on read. Why our parents don’t understand us. Why we feel confident one day and completely invisible the next. Why God feels close sometimes…and silent others. So we fill the gaps. We ask Google. We scroll TikTok. We refresh Instagram. We overthink texts. We replay conversations. We ask ChatGPT.
And listen—AI isn’t evil. It’s impressive. Helpful. Kind of amazing, honestly. It can write essays, captions, prayers, even answers to questions we’re scared to say out loud. But here’s where we have to be careful. Because lately, we’re using AI to fill in every blank. Instead of sitting in the uncertainty, we ask for explanations. Instead of wrestling with God, we ask for instant clarity. Instead of waiting, we generate answers. And sometimes, without realizing it, we let ChatGPT replace Chat GOD!
God never promised a fully filled-in outline for your life. He never said you’d always know why things happened the way they did. He never said every heartbreak would come with immediate meaning. He never said your story would make sense in the middle. In fact, Scripture tells us the opposite. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6). Not, “I’ll give you all the details upfront.” Not, “Here’s the five-step plan.” He is the way when there is no map. The truth when your thoughts are lying to you. The life when everything feels unfinished.
If God filled in every blank, we wouldn’t need faith. We wouldn’t need trust. We wouldn’t need Him. Those empty spaces? They’re not mistakes. They’re invitations.
Think about it—when there was “no room” for Jesus to be born, God didn’t cancel the plan. He used the lack. A stable became sacred ground (Luke 2:7). The blank became holy. Redemption often enters through places that feel unfinished. So maybe that unanswered prayer. That confusing season. That half-written note in your phone. That version of yourself you don’t fully understand yet. Maybe those blanks were never meant to be filled by an algorithm. Maybe they were meant to be held by God. AI can help you write a sentence. But only God can write your story.
So it’s okay if some things stay unanswered for now. It’s okay if the cursor is still blinking. It’s okay if your life doesn’t feel complete yet. God isn’t absent in the blanks. He’s present in them. And one day, you might look back and realize—the space you wanted filled was the very place redemption stepped in!
Prayer: God, help me trust You when I don’t have all the answers. Teach me not to rush past the sacred pauses. Thank You for being with me in the blanks and for writing a story that’s bigger than what I can see right now. I choose You over quick answers. In Jesus’ name, Amen.