Knowing God's will, according to Ellen White's writings, involves several key steps: 1. **Surrender and Earnestness**: God reveals His will to those who are truly earnest and anxious to be guided. A lack of desire to know and do God's will leads to uncertainty (3T 466.4). 2. **Submission in Prayer**: When praying, we should submit our desires to God, saying, “Not my will, but Thine, be done,” trusting that He knows what is best for us and for the world (MH 230.1; GW 218.1). 3. **Study and Consecration**: To know God's will, we must study His word and seek His guidance rather than simply following our own inclinations. The question, “What wilt Thou have me to do?” should be a sincere, ongoing inquiry (4T 53.3; 8T 63). 4. **Obedience and Light**: As we obey the duties God has already made clear, He will reveal more to us. Willingness to do His will leads to greater understanding (SC 111.2). 5. **The Bible as the Guide**: God's will is primarily revealed in the Bible. Those who walk in humble obedience will continue to grow in their understanding of God's word (CE 84.1; MH 465.2). 6. **Faith and Works**: A life of faith in Christ, combined with obedience, is central to knowing and doing God's will (5T 644.1). **Summary**: Knowing God's will is a process of earnest seeking, surrender, prayerful submission, diligent Bible study, obedience to what is already revealed, and a life of faith and consecration. God promises to guide those who are willing to follow and obey, and the Bible is the main source for understanding His will. **References:** - Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, vol. 3, p. 466.4 - Ellen G. White, The Ministry of Healing, p. 230.1; Gospel Workers, p. 218.1 - Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, vol. 4, p. 53.3; Testimonies for the Church, vol. 8, p. 63 - Ellen G. White, Steps to Christ, p. 111.2 - Ellen G. White, Christian Education, p. 84.1; The Ministry of Healing, p. 465.2 - Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 644.1 If you’d like more specific examples or further explanation, feel free to ask!

Here are key Ellen White quotes on the Sunday law: 1. **Sunday Law as an Institution of the Papacy**: - “The test will surely come. Thirty-six years ago I was shown that what is now transpiring would take place, that the observance of an institution of the papacy would be enforced upon the people by a Sunday law, while the sanctified rest day of Jehovah would be trampled underfoot.” (5T 137.1) 2. **Sunday Law and Christian Duty**: - “The law for the observance of the first day of the week is the production of an apostate Christendom. Sunday is a child of the papacy, exalted by the Christian world above the sacred day of God's rest. In no case are God's people to pay it homage. But I wish them to understand that they are not doing God's will by braving opposition when He wishes them to avoid it. Thus they create prejudice so bitter that it is impossible for the truth to be proclaimed. Make no demonstration on Sunday in defiance of law. If this is done in one place, and you are humiliated, the same thing will be done in another place. We can use Sunday as a day on which to carry forward work that will tell on the side of Christ. We are to do our best, working with all meekness and lowliness.” (9T 235.1) 3. **Historical Origin of Sunday Law**: - “Page 53. The Sunday Law of Constantine.—The law issued by the Emperor Constantine on the seventh of March, A.D. 321, regarding a day of rest from labor, reads thus:” (GC 680.4) - “As the papacy became firmly established, the work of Sunday exaltation was continued. For a time the people engaged in agricultural labor when not attending church, and the seventh day was still regarded as the Sabbath. But steadily a change was effected. Those in holy office were forbidden to pass judgment in any civil controversy on the Sunday. Soon after, all persons, of whatever rank, were commanded to refrain from common labor, on pain of a fine for freemen, and stripes in the case of servants. Later it was decreed, that rich men should be punished with the loss of half of their estates; and finally, that if still obstinate they should be made slaves. The lower classes were to suffer perpetual banishment.” (GC88 574.3; 4SP 392.1) 4. **Sunday Law and Religious Liberty**: - “The Sabbath is the Lord's test, and no man, be he king, priest, or ruler, is authorized to come between God and man. Those who seek to be conscience for their fellow men, place themselves above God. Those who are under the influence of a false religion, who observe a spurious rest day, will set aside the most positive evidence in regard to the true Sabbath. They will try to compel men to obey the laws of their own creation, laws that are directly opposed to the law of God. Upon those who continue in this course, the wrath of God will fall. Unless they change, they cannot escape the penalty.” (9T 234.2) 5. **Roman Catholic Acknowledgment**: - “Roman Catholics acknowledge that the change of the Sabbath was made by their church, and declare that Protestants, by observing the Sunday, are recognizing her power. In the ‘Catholic Catechism of Christian Religion,’ in answer to a question as to the day to be observed in obedience to the fourth commandment, this statement is made: ‘During the old law, Saturday was the day sanctified; but the church, instructed by Jesus Christ, and directed by the Spirit of God, has substituted Sunday for Saturday; so now we sanctify the first, not the seventh day. Sunday means, and now is, the day of the Lord.’” (GC88 448.1) **References:** - Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 137.1 - Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, vol. 9, p. 235.1; p. 234.2 - Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy, p. 680.4; p. 574.3; p. 448.1 - Ellen G. White, The Spirit of Prophecy, vol. 4, p. 392.1 If you need more specific quotes or historical context, let me know!