Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

unconsciously they exalt themselves. The Lord
allows such ones to walk alone, to follow their own
way. Thus He gives them opportunity to see
themselves as they are and to manifest to others
their weakness. He is seeking to teach them that the
Lord’s way is always to be closely followed, that
His word is to be taken as it reads, and that men are
not to devise and plan according to their own
judgment, irrespective of His counsel.
Our schools are to be as the schools of the
prophets. In them the truths of the Bible are to be
earnestly studied. If rightly brought before the
mind and thoughtfully dwelt upon, these truths will
give the students a desire for that which is
infinitely higher than worldly amusement. As they
draw near to God, becoming partakers of the divine
nature, earthborn amusements will sink into
nothingness. The minds of the students will take a
higher turn, and beholding the character of Jesus,
they will strive to be like Him.
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