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

God’s Guidance to Be Sought
From the first opening of a book the student
should recognize God as the One who imparts true
wisdom. He should seek divine counsel at every
step. No arrangement should be made to which
God cannot be a party, no union formed of which
He cannot approve. From first to last the Author of
wisdom should be recognized as the guide. Thus
the knowledge obtained from books will be bound
off by living faith in the infinite God. The student
should not permit himself to be bound down to any
particular course of study involving long periods of
time, but should be guided in such matters by the
Spirit of God. ...
None should be allowed to pursue a course of
study that will weaken their faith in the truth or in
the Lord’s power, or diminish their respect for a
life of holiness. I would warn the students not to
advance one step in these lines, not even upon the
advice of their instructors or men in positions of
authority, unless they have first sought God
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