A pastor argues that your breakthrough comes right when you're about to give up. He points to Jacob wrestling all night for a blessing, Jesus in Gethsemane, and Paul's thorn as proof that God shows up at your lowest moment. Adding "nevertheless" to your prayers invites grace to carry you through.
Don't quit. Your breakthrough is closer than you think. Just like when I look up, Jacob, Jacob wrestled till the break of day. He said, I won't turn loose until you bless me. The very moment that you're about to give up is when the blessing is knocking at the door of your life. Weeping endures for a night, ah, but joy is coming in the morning. Somebody that's watching, that's here today, that's listening—you're in your Gethsemane, in the garden. You're sweating drops of blood, great drops of blood spiritually. You're saying, Lord, I can't go on any further. Just please, I'm begging you, remove this cup from me. And listen to me, I'm not here, I'm not here to tell you the cup will be removed. And I'm not here to tell you that it's going to be easy, but I'm here to tell you that if you'll add one word to your prayer, and that prayer is nevertheless, God will meet you in the garden and God will grace you. Paul, even though he had a thorn in his side, God says to him, my grace is sufficient for you. God is sufficient. God will grace you. Not only will God grace you, but God will meet you in the garden and send an angel to strengthen you and walk you through what you thought would kill you. So don't quit on your marriage.
