"Children frequently engage in a piece of work, and become perplexed or weary of it, and wish to change and take hold of something new, although they entered upon the work with enthusiasm. Thus they may take hold of several things, meet with a little discouragement, and give them up; and thus pass from one thing to another, perfecting nothing. Parents should not be so much engaged with other things that they have not time patiently to discipline those developing minds. They should not allow the love of change to control their children. A few words of encouragement or a little help at the right time may carry them over their trouble and discouragement, and the satisfaction they will have in seeing completed the task they undertook will stimulate them to greater exertion. CE 15.1"
"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
The EGW passage discusses the importance of perseverance and encouragement in children's endeavors, which parallels the theme of not growing weary in well-doing presented in Galatians 6:9. Both emphasize the value of persistence and the potential for reward through sustained effort.
"Many children, for want of words of encouragement, and a little assistance in their efforts in childhood and youth, become disheartened, and change from one thing to another. And they carry this sad defect with them in mature life. They cannot make a success of anything they engage in; for they have not been taught to persevere under discouraging circumstances. Thus the entire lifetime of many proves a failure because they did not have correct discipline. The education in childhood and youth not only affects their entire business career in mature life, but the religious experience bears a corresponding stamp. CE 15.2"
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
The EGW passage directly connects the lack of proper training and encouragement in childhood to negative consequences in adulthood, mirroring the principle in Proverbs 22:6 that early training shapes future behavior and outcomes.
"Young ladies frequently give themselves up to study, and to the neglect of other branches of education even more essential for practical life than the study of books. After they have obtained their education, they are frequently invalids for life. They neglected their health by remaining too much in-doors, deprived of the pure air of heaven, and the God-given sunlight. CE 15.3"
"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s."
EGW's statement about caring for one's health as a student aligns with the principle of glorifying God in one's body, as stated in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. The Bible verse provides the foundational principle, and EGW applies it to the specific context of students and their health habits.