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> [“When confronted with suffering that won't go away or with even a minor problem, we instinctively focus on what is missing,...not on the Master's hand. Often when you think everything has gone wrong, it's just that you're in the middle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-e-miller/when-confronted-with-suffering-that-won-t-go-away-or-with-even-a/)

[Paul E. Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-e-miller/)

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## More by Paul E. Miller

> [“God takes everyone he loves through a desert. It is his cure for our wandering hearts, restlessly searching for a new Eden... The best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-e-miller/god-takes-everyone-he-loves-through-a-desert-it-is-his-cure-for-our/)

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> [“The criteria for coming to Jesus is weariness. Come overwhelmed with life. Come with your wandering mind. Come messy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-e-miller/the-criteria-for-coming-to-jesus-is-weariness-come-overwhelmed-with/)

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> [“Prayer is asking God to incarnate, to get dirty in your life. Yes, the eternal God scrubs floors. For sure we know he washes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-e-miller/prayer-is-asking-god-to-incarnate-to-get-dirty-in-your-life-yes-the/)

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> [“Prayer is a moment of incarnation - God with us. God involved in the details of my life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-e-miller/prayer-is-a-moment-of-incarnation-god-with-us-god-involved-in-the/)

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> [“Cynicism creates a numbness toward life. Cynicism begins with a wry assurance that everyone has an angle. Behind every silver lining is a cloud.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-e-miller/cynicism-creates-a-numbness-toward-life-cynicism-begins-with-a-wry/)

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> [“Self-will and prayer are both ways of getting things done. At the center of self-will is me, carving a world in my image, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-e-miller/self-will-and-prayer-are-both-ways-of-getting-things-done-at-the/)

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> [“Anxiety is unable to relax in the face of chaos; continuous prayer clings to the Father in the face of chaos.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-e-miller/anxiety-is-unable-to-relax-in-the-face-of-chaos-continuous-prayer/)

[Paul E. Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-e-miller/)

> [“The kingdom comes when Jesus becomes king of your life. But it has to be your life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-e-miller/the-kingdom-comes-when-jesus-becomes-king-of-your-life-but-it-has-to/)

[Paul E. Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-e-miller/)

> [“Everything you do is connected to who you are as a person and, in turn, creates the person you are becoming. Everything you do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-e-miller/everything-you-do-is-connected-to-who-you-are-as-a-person-and-in-turn/)

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> [“be truth-focused. The truth is that I need to love the other person.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-e-miller/be-truth-focused-the-truth-is-that-i-need-to-love-the-other-person/)

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> [“...Jesus opens his arms to his needy children and says, "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-e-miller/jesus-opens-his-arms-to-his-needy-children-and-says-come-to-me-all/)

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> [“When I begin praying Christ into someone’s life, God often permits suffering in that person’s life. If Satan’s basic game plan is pride, seeking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-e-miller/when-i-begin-praying-christ-into-someone-s-life-god-often-permits/)

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> [“If you are not praying, then you are quietly confident that time, money, and talent are all you need in life. You'll always be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-e-miller/if-you-are-not-praying-then-you-are-quietly-confident-that-time-money/)

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> [“There's not a lot of drama in helpfulness, but it is the fabric of love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-e-miller/there-s-not-a-lot-of-drama-in-helpfulness-but-it-is-the-fabric-of-love/)

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> [“Why is hesed love so important? Because life is moody. Feelings come and go. Pressures rise and fall. Passions ebb and flow. Hesed is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-e-miller/why-is-hesed-love-so-important-because-life-is-moody-feelings-come/)

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