Philippians 3 altogether, unless we’re looking for a big wallop of conviction. It contains too many phrases like “share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death” and “straining forward to what lies ahead” (verses 10, 13) for us to justify the mantra that simply showing up in motherhood is the equivalent of pursuing it with a dogged commitment to Christ’s example. Will we have hard days? Yes (John 16:33). Will we fail? Yes! (Philippians 3 acknowledges that too.)
