The Gift of Limitations - by Sara Hagerty (Hardcover)

About the Book

For anyone who struggles with the limits of life--such as time, energy, money, and opportunities--Sara Hagerty eloquently explores The Gift of Limitations as she guides readers to embrace limits as a way to draw closer to God.

Book Synopsis

Are you feeling stretched to your limits and wish those limits weren't there at all? Bestselling author Sara Hagerty asks: "What if your greatest weaknesses--the areas of your life you resent the most, the places where you feel the most overextended and unfulfilled--are your doorway to rich intimacy with God? What if your limitations were, in fact, your greatest gift?"

It's all too much. Too much laundry and too many bills. Too many appointments, meetings, and open tabs on our browser. Yet in the midst of so much, we feel deprived. Limited. We make another family dinner while shelving our passion for art. We tend our tiny patch of grass while envying the time our neighbor has to garden. We go to bed exhausted, too tired to enjoy a few minutes with our own thoughts.

As a writer, speaker, and mother of seven, Sara Hagerty knows what limitations feel like. Yet she has also seen how the boundaries of our life circumstances can bring about growth and satisfaction we'd never experience otherwise. With the poetic voice, gentle validation, and deep spiritual insights that have made Sara's books so popular, The Gift of Limitations explores how to:

• Name the limitations that haunt us and how we have unknowingly given them power
• Open our eyes to what God can do with the weaknesses we resent
• Discover what God's Word says about living within our limitations
• Understand what embracing our limits looks like in everyday life
• Recognize when we are pushing ourselves too far
• Understand how God sees weakness and how He has used it in the lives of great believers
• Dream again while remaining tethered to God's best story for us
• Release the shame and frustration of our weaknesses

In The Gift of Limitations, you will learn to see the beauty and peace God provides in the midst of our life circumstances--and the deep spiritual growth we can experience through the limitations that we once thought held us back.

Review Quotes

'With a deft and discerning hand, Sara Hagerty uses beautiful prose to paint for us the landscape of our lives. Which of us can honestly say that our days are not filled with stuff we would never choose for ourselves? And yet Sara gently helps us view life's roadblocks, setbacks, heartbreaks, and hardships--our limitations--from the divine perspective. No matter your challenges or season of life, I believe you'll find new hope and genuine encouragement throughout this book. It certainly deeply impacted me.'--Lisa Jacobson, founder, Club31Women

''God has a purpose in our limits.' As a woman called to share the gospel in the 'get better, faster, and stronger' world of health and fitness, I wish someone had taught me this kind of head-scratching, wonderful truth. My aging body wishes it knew then, when it was younger, what Sara is teaching us now. In this book, Sara does what she does best: give us cause to see a limitless God and His wonderous ways while feeling normal when constrained by endless piles of laundry, missing socks, and lost dreams. By the time your fingers turn the last page, you will know God's kindness in what appears to be weak and out of reach.'--Alisa Keeton, founder, Revelation Wellness; bestselling author, The Body

'After reading part 1 of Sara's book I sat and wept. Finally--words to feelings that I have not been able to describe. This book has been healing, eye-opening, and such a blessing to my life. We all need to read this book.'--Alexa PenaVega, actress; author; producer

'I couldn't put this book down. I found myself squeezing in a chapter or a page as often as I could throughout my days, feeling as though it were water in a desert, feeling my heart rate slow and my mind rest and my soul become renewed. Sara beautifully reflects God's heart throughout these pages, calling us to come, to be curious, to be gentle with ourselves as we learn to settle into God's pace and His goodness in our lives, no matter our story or pains. This is a must-read for any believer.'--Alyssa Bethke, author, Satisfied and When Doing It All Is Undoing You

'If you find yourself wishing things were like they used to be, longing for what could have been, or hoping for a change in what lies ahead, Sara's is the voice you need. She puts words to the inner cry of a burdened heart, articulating what we all know but can't accept: we are limited, and we wish we weren't. This book will lift your eyes to the goodness of the boundaries we didn't choose and show you how to live fully behind your fences.'--Phylicia Masonheimer, founder and CEO, Every Woman a Theologian

'This book cracked my soul wide open and gave words to the unnamed but ever-present longings of my heart in this season. This book is for the dreamers, the fixers, the goal setters. This one is for the ever-hopeful and the cynic alike. This one is for all of us who are longing for a deeper look at His face and His heart. Sara gently asks the prodding questions that my heart needed to be drawn closer to Him. She is a wise guide on our journey deeper into His heart.'--Katie Davis Majors, bestselling author; founder, Amazima Ministries

'This book is a lyrical masterpiece. Every paragraph reads like a poem, captivating in its truth and beauty. So many books tell us we can do more and be more; Sara suggests spiritual health may be found when we accept less and perhaps even do less. Rather than seeing our limitations as something to overcome, she eloquently makes the case that our limitations aren't just gifts from God but a reflection of God in the flesh. Beautiful.'--Gary Thomas, teaching pastor, Cherry Hills Community Church, Highlands Ranch, Colorado; author, Sacred Marriage, Cherish, Sacred Pathways, and Thirsting for God

'This will be a balm to Christians who feel overextended.'--Publisher's Weekly

'Through masterful storytelling, Sara helps us see how a limitation is actually an invitation to experience God's presence and provision in a profound way. After reading this beautiful book, you will no longer see the constraints in your life as things that grievously hold you back but rather as gifts that graciously hold you within the boundary lines of God's best for you. Sara shows us it is truly possible to embrace our limitations and live freely and fully in God's love within them.'--Jeannie Cunnion, bestselling author, Mom Set Free and Don't Miss Out

'What would it look like to believe--truly believe--that the boundary lines of your life have fallen in pleasant places? With the wisdom of a seasoned tour guide and the empathy of a trusted friend, Sara Hagerty takes us by the hand and shows us how to exchange our thoughts and ideals for God's so that, instead of being a burden, our limitations become a wonder--a wonder-full part of our stories. Sara is one of the most gifted writers of our day, and this is the transformational book your soul has been longing to read.'--Jodie Berndt, bestselling author, Praying the Scriptures series