God remembered Noah (Genesis 8:1) and brought relief but not until 40 days and nights were over (it stopped raining) and then 150 days (waters started subsiding and the ark rested on a mountain top) and then 8 months (the tops of the mountains could be seen) and then 10-1/2 months (the water is gone) and then a year (the earth is completely dry). Relief was gradual. Complete relief took time, but Noah was prepared for the entire year he was on the ark. What we fill our arks with may need to last that long, too, but we, as Noah, will receive tender mercies of hope-instilling relief along the way. Just be patient.
