Ever feel completely overwhelmed trying to be an amazing Christian, an amazing wife, and an amazing mom, when you barely have enough hours in the day to get everyone fed and out the door?

In this conversation with Kyle Strobel (author of When God Seems Distant and director of the Institute for Spiritual Formation at Biola University), we're talking about how to follow God well when life is chaotic, messy, and overwhelming. This isn't influencer Christianity with three perfect tips; this is real life, real struggle, and real faithfulness in the middle of it all.

Kyle shares how to stand strong in your faith when you're drowning in responsibilities, why spiritual formation doesn't have to look like what you see online, and what it means to follow God's will when you're just trying to survive the day.

We talk about why you don't need more hours in the day to be faithful, how God meets you in the messy mundane (not just the quiet spiritual moments), and what following God actually looks like when you're living in survival mode.

This episode is for you if:

• You're overwhelmed by all the responsibilities of being a wife, mom, and Christian

• You feel guilty for not doing "enough" spiritually

• You don't have time for all the spiritual practices you think you should be doing

• You feel like you're failing at following God because you're drowning in daily tasks

• Influencer Christianity doesn't work in your real, chaotic life

• You want to be faithful but you're stuck in survival mode

• You feel distant from God because you're too busy to connect

Kyle gives honest, practical guidance on what faithfulness really looks like in the mundane moments, why you don't have to be perfect to follow God well, and how to stop comparing your messy reality to everyone else's highlight reel.

Remember: You can follow God faithfully in the chaos. You don't need perfect conditions; you just need to show up where you are.

📖 RESOURCE MENTIONED:

Kyle's book: "When God Seems Distant" https://amzn.to/3NnYfhZ (affiliate)

🔗 CONNECT WITH KYLE:

Substack: https://kylestrobel.substack.com/

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