Getting What You Look For
By training our minds to look for good and beauty, we can find happiness and fulfillment in every situation.
Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about the importance of perspective and mindset in shaping our experiences, emphasizing that what we focus on is what we will find in our lives. By training our minds to seek beauty, goodness, and happiness, we can cultivate a life filled with joy and gratitude. Just as Mrs. Ewing found happiness and good in every circumstance, we are encouraged to approach life with a hopeful heart, always seeking reasons for thankfulness.
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With Thee is the fountain of life; in Thy light shall we see light.
--PSALMS 36:9
How beautiful our lives may be; how bright
In privilege; how fruitful of delight!
And lo! all round us His bright servants stand;
Events, His duteous ministers and wise,
With frowning brows, perhaps, for their disguise,
But with such wells of love in their deep eyes,
And such strong rescue hidden in their hands!
--HENRY SEPTIMUS SUTTON
WE see always what we are looking for, and if our mind has become trained to look for trouble and difficulty and all dark and dreary things, we find just what we seek. On the other hand, it is quite as easy to form the habit of looking always for beauty, for good, for happiness, for gladness, and here, too, we shall find precisely what we seek.
--J. R. MILLER
I never knew her [Mrs. Ewing] fail to find happiness wherever she was placed, and good in whomever she came across. Whatever her circumstances might be, they always yielded to her causes for thankfulness, and work to be done with a ready and hopeful heart.
--HORATIA K. F. EDEN
Sermon Outline
- The Power of Perspective
- What we look for determines what we see
- Training our minds to look for good and beauty
- Finding happiness and good in every situation
Key Quotes
“We see always what we are looking for, and if our mind has become trained to look for trouble and difficulty and all dark and dreary things, we find just what we seek.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
“I never knew her fail to find happiness wherever she was placed, and good in whomever she came across.” — Mary Wilder Tileston
Application Points
- Practice gratitude and focus on the positive aspects of your life and circumstances.
- Look for opportunities to serve and help others, and find ways to make a positive impact.
- Develop a habit of looking for the good in everything, and find ways to make the most of your challenges.