Reigniting Your Spark
James 4:8 – “Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”
Amber could hide it like a pro. She still smiled at neighbors, still made small talk in the grocery store, still answered “we’re doing good” when people asked. But for five years, she had been spiritually running on fumes.
She still believed in God. But the closeness she once felt? That spark that once lit up her faith? It had been gone a long time.
She missed the fire—when Scripture stirred something deep, when prayer felt like a lifeline, when church brought peace instead of pressure.
Now, she just felt tired. Spiritually numb.
She blamed it on busyness, the weight of motherhood, and just… life. But underneath it all, there was this quiet ache. A question she didn’t dare say out loud: Had God left her behind?
It wasn’t until one late night, sitting beside her husband, that the truth slipped out.
“Do you think we’ll ever get back to where we were—with God?”
He paused. “I hope so,” he said. “I miss it.”
A few days later, driving to the store, Amber flipped through radio stations. A familiar song caught her ear. The lyrics hit something raw in her:
Every time I tried to make it on my own
Every time I tried to stand and start to fall…
There was Jesus.
She told her husband that night. They started talking about faith again. One small step turned into another. Prayer. Scripture. A new church.
And months later, there she stood—volunteering in the lobby of a Christian concert hosted by the same radio station that helped her find her way back. She watched people walk in—some smiling wide, others quietly searching. She had been one of them.
Now, she was someone new. Someone healed. Whole in a way she never thought possible.
And she couldn’t keep it to herself. Because if God could reignite her faith after all the silence… maybe He could do it for someone else.
Maybe He could do it for you.
If you’ve been feeling far, worn out, or just unsure—please hear this:
You don’t have to find your way back alone. Just turn your ear toward Him. Even now, He’s near. And sometimes, all it takes is the smallest spark to set your heart on fire again.
Lyrics
Every time I tried to make it on my own
Every time I tried to stand and start to fall
And all those lonely roads that I have travelled on
There was Jesus
When the life I built came crashing to the ground
When the friends I had were nowhere to be found
I couldn’t see it then but I can see it now
There was Jesus
In the waiting, in the searching
In the healing and the hurting
Like a blessing buried in the broken pieces
Every minute, every moment
Where I’ve been and where I’m going
Even when I didn’t know it or couldn’t see it
There was Jesus
For this man who needs amazing kind of grace (mm)
For forgiveness at a price I couldn’t pay (mm)
I’m not perfect so I thank God every day
There was Jesus (there was Jesus)
In the waiting, in the searching
In the healing and the hurting
Like a blessing buried in the broken pieces
Every minute, every moment
Where I’ve been and where I’m going
Even when I didn’t know it or couldn’t see it
There was Jesus
On the mountain, in the valleys (there was Jesus)
In the shadows of the alleys (there was Jesus)
In the fire, in the flood (there was Jesus)
Always is and always was
No, I never walk alone (never walk alone)
You are always there
In the waiting, in the searching
In the healing and the hurting
Like a blessing buried in the broken pieces
Every minute (Every minute), every moment (every moment)
Where I’ve been and where I’m going
Even when I didn’t know it or couldn’t see it
There was Jesus
There was Jesus
There was Jesus
There was Jesus
Songwriters: Jonathan Smith / Casey Beathard / Zachary Williams
There Was Jesus lyrics © Little Louder Songs, Be Essential Songs, Seven Ring Circus Songs
