Bigger Fish to Fry
Do you prefer small fish piping hot from the grill or oven? Or do you enjoy bigger fish to fry?
For non-food decisions, go for bigger fish to fry.
Bigger fish to fry means more important matters to manage.
You deal with:
- Major activities rather than minor
- Emergencies rather than routine
- Long lasting rather than brief
Bigger fish to fry does not mean never having fun.
Meaningful moments include:
- Relaxing
- Resting
- Focusing on relationships
Personal accomplishments do not equal success.
- Quality time with family is more important than awards.
- Helping people in need matters more than promotions.
- Investing in lives outlasts investing in stocks.
How you spend your time and money reveals what you value most.
- Will it make a difference?
- Does it have eternal worth?
Be sure bigger fish to fry are worth the effort.
Focusing only on self often leads to fishy situations. Focusing on God’s will and helping others keeps you on the right track. Jesus said to follow Him and become fishers of people. All people. Everywhere.
“Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people” (Luke 5:10 NIV).
Thanks to Lindy Pierce for the suggestion and to Terry Pennington, owner of Creekside Restaurant, for the photo.
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10 thoughts on “Bigger Fish to Fry”
I hadn’t thought of this idiom for a long time, Diana, and I love your perspective and take on it. Yes, let’s “fry” what’s truly important in our lives. Blessings!
Thank you, Martha. I hadn’t thought of it recently either. I’m glad Lindy suggested it. Have a wonderful week!
Yes. I’ve said that to the grandkids and they responded with, “What does that mean?” haha! Thank you for sharing this one. Have a blessed day! 🙂
What fun to share our unusual expressions with the little ones in our lives! Enjoy your time with them, Melissa. Blessings.
And the biggest fish we can focus on is sharing God‘s Word. That’s what Galilee’s fisherman did, and we can catch men like they did.
Absolutely, Tracy. What a privilege to share the Good News of Jesus.
Sometimes being “a fish out of water,” is a means to “get off the hook,” leading to a place of having “bigger fish to fry.” I may be “catching on.”
Wow, Beckham! You are on a fish idiom roll. Thanks for the smile and suggestions.
Sometimes we get distracted by the small things and miss the important circumstances and fail to take the actions we should take. There’s always that “bigger fish to fry,” the important aspect of any situation. Thank you for sharing this wise and applicable message, Diana.
Distraction is a perfect description, Katherine. Thank you for your wisdom and for your encouragement. Have a wonderful week!