Newness of Life Archives - Sarah Geringer

Trusting God in Times of Transition

October 2, 2019March 9, 2019 by Sarah

Are you facing a tough transition where your faith is being tested? I have had many tough transitions in my life, yet they have helped me trust God more. Challenging Transitions The transitions I’ve faced have been very challenging. These are some of the toughest ones I’ve gone through, and maybe you have faced similar … Read more

How to Break Free From Stressful Thoughts

October 2, 2019January 18, 2019 by Sarah

Are your stressful thoughts on a replay loop in your mind? My thoughts often circle in a stressful loop, which drains my energy and saps my peace.

Even though I still struggle with stressful thoughts, I’ve learned to control them with God’s help. He has set me free from my most common stressful thoughts through the power of his Word.

Today I’m writing about how you can break free from stressful thoughts at Woman 2 Woman Ministries. Here’s a peek at my post, and I hope you’ll head over to read the rest.

How Your Faith Can Grow in Life’s Transitions

January 4, 2022January 17, 2019 by Sarah

If you are facing one of life’s transitions, God can use it to grow your faith. My faith has grown through both the good transitions and the hard transitions, because God used them to draw me closer to him.

Maybe you are facing a hard transition right now. I understand how it’s hard to find hope in one of life’s tough transitions. But if you look closely enough, you will see that God is using your current transition to grow your faith and build your character.

New Life from Old Stumps

December 27, 2019February 2, 2017 by Sarah

Today’s post is based on chapter 16 of my book, Newness of Life.

How is new life rising from old stumps in your current season?

What I’ve learned about stumps in the past 12 years of living in the woods is this:

New life will always sprout up if roots are intact.

The roots of our trees run deep, fifty feet or more. Those roots enable the trees to leaf out season after season, bringing newness of life year after year. Unless the roots are permanently severed, the power of life will keep pushing forward.

A Time for War, A Time for Peace

June 24, 2018February 1, 2017 by Sarah

Peace through Boundaries

Today’s post is based on chapter 15 of my book, Newness of Life.

At the dinner table this week, I considered how to tell a story about personal conflict in a way my children would understand.

I posed this scenario:

Suppose you are sitting in math class. Your teacher singles you out in front of everyone and says, “You stink at math!” You know it’s not true, and your teacher is being mean for no good reason. What would you do?