Tiny Words. Big Life.

A Daily Blog to Fill the Cup of Your Spirit... One Word at a Time.

What's the "Tiny Words. Big Life." blog all about?

First of all, it's built around my book by the same name. You can read more about the book on my Non-Fiction page.

Each day, I take the book's daily inspirational quote and write a short commentary about it's meaning.

Since all Tiny Words. Big Life. quotes deal with weighty issues that each of us face on daily basis such as faith, respect, wisdom, forgiveness, obedience, and love, you can be assured that they'll apply to you or someone you know.

In addition to the quote, each day is accompanied by a Bible verse(s) that provides a spiritual compass to emphasize the main point of the quote from the perspective of God's written word.

I invite you to check out the Blog. I'd be thrilled if you'd subscribe and receive updates from me that include the posts themselves as well as other things that I trust you'll enjoy and benefit from.

I hope you're blessed by reading it. I also pray for both you and I that we earnestly seek the perfect will of God to glorify His name throughout the earth. Amen.

Today

To reap what you sow, you must first sow.

By Turner Payne |

1 Corinthians 15:35-38 Typically, when we think of sowing and reaping, we think of hard work and reward – something like planting a garden and then watching it grow from tiny seeds into something marvelous (and tasty). But like those that sow and reap, the terms can mean many different things. Let’s back away from…

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You’ll never remain happy over something you bought and you’ll never remain sad over something you sold.

By Turner Payne Comments Off on You’ll never remain happy over something you bought and you’ll never remain sad over something you sold.

We spend a lifetime gathering stuff. Every day, the quest of getting more things continues. I don’t mean to suggest that wanting and having things is necessarily bad. We are certainly blessed to live in a country where this is possible. But with the blessing comes a curse. Or, at least the potential of a…

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Relationships are built like a sculptor carves a statue… if you keep chiseling in search of perfection, a leg will fall off.

By Turner Payne Comments Off on Relationships are built like a sculptor carves a statue… if you keep chiseling in search of perfection, a leg will fall off.

If you picture this in your mind, it’s sort of humorous. Wouldn’t it be funny to actually watch a sculptor repeatedly tap and tap, seeking perfection, and then a leg falls off? Well, perhaps it wouldn’t be that funny, given the time and effort the sculptor has invested to make something he/she can be proud…

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“Striking while the iron is hot” can only be achieved if you built a fire when the iron was cold.

By Turner Payne Comments Off on “Striking while the iron is hot” can only be achieved if you built a fire when the iron was cold.

Wouldn’t it be nice if everything was easy? I think I could get used to that but I don’t think I would end up enjoying it very much. We all know the drill… Nothing that’s worth anything comes easy. Well, most of the time. And if it does, it turns out to be less amazing…

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The circle of life is actually many different circles that start in different places but end up at the same point.

By Turner Payne

Luke 1:13-17 I’m feelin’ kinda “quotey” today… No, that’s not a real word but on that, I’ll quote Mahatma Gandhi, “Speak only if it improves upon the silence.” Now that we’ve got our roles defined, 🙂 let’s get on with today’s post. One of my favorite Disney movies is The Lion King. I love the…

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The tongue of delightful ignorance is enabled by self-righteous oblivion created by laziness, fear, and hate.

By Turner Payne

Ephesians 3:14-19 When I was young, singing (not very well) in the church choir, we raised our voices to a song named “Deep and Wide”. I’m sure it’s still sang today, some fifty years later, and will surely linger in the memories of those children when they reach the ripe old age that I now…

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Most friends come and go like a sunny day but a precious few remain in the middle of a storm.

By Turner Payne

Proverbs 18:24 What do you think when you see someone carrying an umbrella on a sunny day? Crazy? Or, maybe they’re one of those people who’s always prepared for everything? Grrr… Or, it could be that they have sensitive skin? Regardless, it’s something of an odd thing to see. So what makes a good friend?…

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