Brethren, you will have to wrestle with difficulties, carry burdens, give advice, plan and execute, constantly looking to God for help. Pray and labor, labor and pray; as pupils in the school of Christ, learn of Jesus. GW 417.1 The Lord has given us the promise, “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” [ James 1:5 .] It is in the order of God that those who bear responsibilities should often meet together to counsel with one another, and to pray earnestly for that wisdom which He alone can impart. Talk less; much precious time is lost in talk that brings no light. Let brethren unite in fasting and prayer for the wisdom that God has promised to supply liberally. Make known your troubles to God. Tell Him, as did Moses, “I cannot lead this people unless Thy presence shall go with me.” And then ask still more; pray with Moses, “Show me Thy glory.” [ Exodus 33:18 .] What is this glory?—The character of …
"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him."
Ellen White directly references James 1:5 in this passage.
"And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory."
Ellen White directly references Exodus 33:18 in this passage.
"Enoch walked with God. So may every laborer for Christ. You may say with the psalmist, “I have set the Lord always before me: because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.”[ Psalm 16:8 .] While you feel that you have no sufficiency of yourself, your sufficiency will be in Jesus. If you expect all your counsel and wisdom to come from men, mortal and finite like yourselves, you will receive only human help. If you go to God for help and wisdom, He will never disappoint your faith. GW 417.4"
"I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved."
The EGW passage directly quotes Psalm 16:8 to support the idea of setting the Lord always before oneself and trusting in His guidance.
"And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him."
The EGW passage uses Enoch's walk with God as an example for Christian laborers, drawing a parallel between Enoch's close relationship with God and the need for believers to rely on God's guidance and sufficiency. The Psalm is used to reinforce the idea of keeping God always present.