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  “ Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding ” Proverbs 3 : 5 NKJV The reasons why trust in artificial intelligence (AI) is growing greater than confidence in human beings are not far-fetched. Even in a brotherly family and among brethren in the household of faith, people can hardly go to bed with their eyes closed on trust. Unfortunately, advances in AI-driven technologies, machine learning, and service robots have not also vacated the growing concerns over insecurity in cyberspace, social manipulations, and autonomous weapons through the breach of AI algorithms, etc. The truth remains that while God ordained advances in knowledge, science, and intelligence, absolute trust in God cannot be substituted by trust in either man or machines. When believers absolutely trust in God in their relationship with man and machines, they become a blessing to the system by leaning on the understanding of God about the system. For example, instead of relyin...

  “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭3‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Total trust in oneself is self-defeating for anyone who has the knowledge of God. In the same vein, total trust in God is practically unrealistic for a sensible man. Many believers understand how to get along life’s projects with the combination of trust in God and leaning on personal understanding. Most times, personal understanding takes control when trusting God suggests the trending on clearly assessed dangerous grounds. Whereas, ‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart’ means ‘Trust GOD and damn the consequences! ’. It is important to underscore that trusting God totally doesn’t imply taking foolish steps to prove a point for ego; but it is not the withholding of foolish steps in obedience to the commandments of the Lord. While the tenable trust will always find the path of least resistance at the ex...