But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Genesis 6:8  But.... This word pervades scripture.  Some terrible situation prevails, but...God does something else.  We must always seek the "but" that God wants for us.  So many people stop before the "but." They give up on faith.  They commit suicide, or they despair and live a life of  depression and sadness.  How do we initiate this "but?" By seeking the Lord and His goodness.  He is always wanting to give us a "but."  

Before every "but" is a stop, a period or a comma.  It's a pause before God makes a "but."  A period seems to be an end, but given to God can be the beginning of an entirely different thought.  A comma leaves us hanging, waiting for the "but."  Still God is working.  

Think of what was going on in Noah's life.  The world was being destroyed on the scale of the movie "2012," but because Noah believed, he found grace and became one of the greatest "buts" in history.  The thief on the cross was a "but."  Mary Magdalene and Peter were "buts." Most of the saints of scripture were "buts."   The Lord can make anyone a "but" if they just seek His face in their time of complaint.