Here's Melissa Kruger.

If we walked into a mall and asked people, what's your purpose in life?

We get a thousand different answers, but I think a lot of it would come down to, well, my purpose is to generally be happy and be comfortable in life.

And that's how a lot of us spend our time raising our children.

And I think the Bible lays out a completely different purpose, a purpose to know God, to share him with others.

This is the Revive Our Hearts podcast for Thursday, October 15, 2015. Okay, so why do you exist?

And why does your family exist?

Without answering basic questions like that,

it's really easy to get lost in the hubbub and busyness of everyday life.

It takes intentional, determined purpose to be sure that we're following God's plan for the days he's given us.

And I think it's especially easy for moms with little ones to get caught up in a cycle of busyness

and to forget why they're doing what they're doing. Today, we're going to

hear two younger moms talking about that. Our guest is Melissa Kruger. She's written an 11-week

Bible study called Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood. She encourages moms to set

aside time each day, even in the middle of the busyness, to connect with God through His Word.

And then, out of that relationship with him, to live life purposefully according to his will.

My friend Aaron Davis interviewed Melissa earlier this year at the Gospel Coalition's National Conference.

Aaron is the lead blogger at the Lies Young Women Believe blog for Revive Our Hearts.

Let's listen as Erin and Melissa offer practical help for busy moms.

All right, so I'm looking at this great resource of yours called Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood.

And I just want to know your mom credentials first. So tell me about your own family.

I am very fortunate. I have three kids. I have a daughter who's 14. I have a son who's 11 and another daughter who is eight. And I love the stage of life, Wren, with them. It's a fun stage. But I've actually, somebody asked me last night, have you said that about every stage? And I was like, you know, I have. So I've really enjoyed them at every stage. But right now, I think they're at great ages. That's great. I think sometimes whatever stage we're in is our favorite, and we look

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