In a world where boundaries and guardrails are encouraged, our focus can become
narrow and near-sighted. The Christian faith is replete with self-control and guided
resistance of all the matters of life that can trip us up. But are boundaries and
guardrails, self-control and resistance meant for the spirit chasing after the heart of
God?

Bible teacher and author, Kat Armstrong dares to ask and explore what faith and life
in general would look like if we broke through all the barriers holding us back and we
actually practiced loving the Lord our God with all our heart, all our soul, all our mind,
and all our strength. What if we lived giving Jesus our ALL?

Born out of a real-life confrontation with a fellow student at seminary who challenged
Kat's reasoning, purpose, and goal for pursing a deeper knowledge of God's Word,
this study delves into the deep of our person and dares us to answer, What Am I
Even Here For? Who am I to chase after God? How do I actually follow Jesus'
command?

Through engaging and heartfelt Biblical teaching, Kat guides us on a journey down
the narrow path, the one less traveled, because it is hard and it is difficult-but it is
worth every step. Following after Jesus takes effort, perseverance, trust, focus, and
energy. It takes our ALL. In a world that emphasized qualifications, Kat offers a fresh
perspective of encouragement that aligns with Scripture from beginning to end:
"Don't be afraid. Give me your everything."

If you have ever felt challenged or insecure in your personal pursuit of God, this is
your study.

Designed for use with the No More Holding Back Video Study (sold separately).

God created men and women to be different, but that doesn't limit what each
can and should do to serve him.

In Mark 12:30 Jesus answers a question asked by the teachers of the day. They
wanted to know which commandment was the greatest, the most important. He said,
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
mind and with all your strength" (NIV).

What does that really mean in how we approach and assume our daily roles? What
does loving the Lord with your all actually look like? What does that mean for us as
women-and men-desiring to follow God and serve him? In a day when our church
culture has limited the terms of Jesus' command to the perceived strengths of each
gender, a woman trying to love the Lord beyond her heart and soul, with her strength
and mind, can be thought of as crossing some line or unspoken boundary. But that is
not what Scripture says.

Kat Armstrong-Bible study teacher, ministry leader, pastor's wife, and mom-offers her
thoughts on this important subject in an effort to help women find their answers to the
question, "What am I doing here?" Perhaps more clearly, "Why am I allowing
limitations on my pursuit of Jesus' calling?"-not just as single, career-driven women or
as wives and moms but as Christ followers focused on living their lives to love and
serve God as their first and highest calling.

No More Holding Back opens the doors to this important conversation with a personal
challenge Kat faced while attending seminary. From there, she unpacks the four areas
of how to love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. The goal is for the
entire body of Christ, as his image bearers, to flourish and work toward the common
good of our homes, communities, and the world around us.

If you're curious about how Jesus can change your individual story, the story of Jesus and the woman at the well offers insights to make peace with the past, find hope in the present, and step into the future. God wants us to move toward the goodness He has planned for us. But what do we do when challenges stop our forward momentum? On his way from Judea to Galilee, Jesus traveled through Samaria, a broken place everyone knew to avoid. In Samaria he stopped in a place where evil reigned. Yet the place once condemned as somewhere no one wanted to visit-let alone stay in for a while-was the location of one Samaritan woman's most hope-filled encounter with the Savior. This encouraging book: Offers a fresh perspective on difficult times and challenging life circumstances where we feel stuck Provides practical help to step through hardship and into the redemption God has for us Is based on the story of the woman at the well found in John 4 Is ideal for women's Bible studies and book clubs The In-Between Place offers deeply important insights to anyone who feels stuck and can't see a way forward. It's for the person who feels lost and is not sure she is worth the effort to be found, for the person who feels overlooked and unfulfilled. Because sometimes Jesus saves our greatest spiritual breakthroughs for our in-between places.