When I sat down to watch Sarah’s Oil, I didn’t expect to be moved the way I was. This faith-based film opens in select Canadian theaters on November 7, and if you’re someone who’s ever questioned your faith during hard times, this story will touch your heart the way it did mine.
The film follows Sarah, a woman whose faith is tested in ways that feel painfully real. She faces impossible circumstances, yet somehow finds the strength to keep going — to believe that God is still working, even when everything around her seems to be falling apart. Watching her story unfold reminded me of something deeply personal — a part of my life that shaped who I am today.
Faith When There Was Nothing Else
Growing up, I experienced homelessness three different times as a child. Each time, it felt like the world was closing in — like survival itself was a question mark. There were nights when I didn’t know where we’d sleep, and mornings when I woke up wondering if things would ever get better.
But even then, something inside me kept whispering, “Keep going.”
That whisper was faith.
It wasn’t loud or dramatic. It wasn’t easy. But it was constant. And that faith — that quiet belief that God saw me, even in those moments — became the foundation of my resilience.
What Sarah’s Oil Gets Right About Faith
What I loved most about Sarah’s Oil is how it portrays faith not as perfection, but as perseverance. It’s not about never feeling fear or doubt; it’s about choosing to trust God anyway.
The film captures that tension so well — the moments when you want to give up, but something deeper keeps you standing. It reminded me that even in my own story, God was there through every closed door and every long night.
Watching Sarah’s Oil felt like revisiting those chapters of my life — but this time with gratitude. Gratitude for the strength that came from faith, and for the reminder that no struggle is wasted when God is in it.
Final Thoughts
If you’re in Canada, I highly recommend seeing Sarah’s Oil when it opens in theaters on November 7. It’s more than a movie — it’s a message of hope, endurance, and faith that meets you right where you are.
Because the truth is, life will test you. But faith — real, lived, tested faith — will carry you through.
Sandy Esprit 
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