The Moment You Want to Quit Might Be the Moment God Moves
This past week, we’ve been talking about not quitting. About pushing through when things get tough. About how just because something is hard doesn’t mean it’s not God’s will. And today, I want to wrap it up with one final thought:
The moment you feel like quitting might be the moment God is about to move.
And no story drives this home better than Billy Graham’s.
Billy Graham Almost Walked Away
Before Billy Graham became one of the most influential evangelists in history, but believe it or not, there was a moment where he almost quit.
In the late 1940s, Graham was a young preacher, passionate about sharing the Gospel. He had seen some early success, but a deep crisis of faith nearly stopped him in his tracks. A fellow evangelist and close friend, Charles Templeton, had begun to question the authority of the Bible, embracing modern skepticism. Templeton argued that the Bible was full of errors, outdated, and unreliable.
Templeton’s doubts shook Billy to his core. Was he wrong to trust the Bible as God’s Word? Had he built his entire ministry on something uncertain? The questions weighed so heavily on him that he considered walking away from preaching altogether.
One night, while wrestling with these doubts, Graham took a walk in the woods at a Christian retreat center in California. He set his Bible on a tree stump, overwhelmed, frustrated, and seeking answers from God. With raw honesty, he admitted his doubts but made a defining choice:
"Father, I am going to accept this as Your Word—by faith. I will believe it and preach it with confidence, no matter what others say."
That decision changed everything.
Shortly after, Graham held his historic 1949 Los Angeles Crusade, where thousands came to Christ. It was the beginning of a global ministry that would reach over 215 million people in person and countless more through television, radio, and print.
Had he given in to doubt, had he walked away because things got hard, the world would have missed one of the greatest voices for Christ in modern history.
Wanting to Quit Is Normal
Billy Graham’s story reminds us that even the strongest believers will face moments where they want to quit. But more times than not, that’s where God meets us and calls us to keep going.
Because when God calls you to something, there will be battles.
You’ll have days where you wonder if it’s worth it.
You’ll question if you misheard Him.
You’ll feel tired, discouraged, maybe even a little lost.
And if we’re not careful, we start believing the lie that struggle means we’re on the wrong path. But the truth? Nothing great happens without resistance.
Let me remind you:
Moses led a rebellious people through the desert for forty years.
David spent years hiding in caves before he ever touched the throne.
Joseph was betrayed, imprisoned, and forgotten before he ever saw the palace.
Paul was shipwrecked, beaten, and thrown in prison—on repeat.
Not once in their stories do we see God saying, “Oh, it’s hard? Never mind, I must not have called you to this.”
Instead, He strengthened them to endure.
And He does the same for us.
I Wanted to Quit Too
I started a ministry, Unveiled Living, back in 2020, and it has probably been one of the hardest things I have ever done ministry-wise. I cannot tell you how many times I wanted to quit.
But one thing I can tell you?
Every single time I told the Lord I was done... without fail, several women would either email me, text me, or find me in church and tell me, "You have no idea how much the Lord has used your ministry to help me in this difficult season I've been walking through."
Don’t tell me that’s not God!
Every. Single. Time.
So, when the algorithms aren’t working in favor of Unveiled Living, when the “likes” are non-existent, when I feel like my efforts are going unnoticed—I keep pressing forward. Because even if just one woman is impacted by the work being done through this ministry, then I will keep pressing forward with the vision that the Lord has laid on my heart. Maybe that’s the reminder you needed today.
The moment you feel like quitting might just be the moment God is about to move.
So don’t walk away. Keep showing up. Keep trusting. Keep believing that what’s on the other side of this fight is worth it.
And when the enemy whispers, “You should just quit,” let your response be:
“Not today, Satan, not today!”