"The Spirit of God rested upon me with such power that I was unable to go home that night. When I did return, on the following day, a great change had taken place in my mind. It seemed to me that I could hardly be the same person that left my father's house the previous evening. This passage was continually in my thoughts: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” My heart was full of happiness as I softly repeated these words. 1T 31.2 My views of the Father were changed. I now looked upon Him as a kind and tender parent, rather than a stern tyrant compelling men to a blind obedience. My heart went out toward Him in a deep and fervent love. Obedience to His will seemed a joy; it was a pleasure to be in His service. No shadow clouded the light that revealed to me the perfect will of God. I felt the assurance of an indwelling Saviour, and realized the truth of what Christ had said: “He that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” 1T 31.3"
"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want."
EGW directly quotes Psalm 23:1.
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
EGW describes a transformative experience leading to a new perspective, mirroring the 'new creature' concept in 2 Corinthians 5:17.
"My peace and happiness was in such marked contrast with my former gloom and anguish that it seemed to me as if I had been rescued from hell and transported to heaven. I could even praise God for the misfortune that had been the trial of my life, for it had been the means of fixing my thoughts upon eternity. Naturally proud and ambitious, I might not have been inclined to give my heart to Jesus had it not been for the sore affliction that had cut me off, in a manner, from the triumphs and vanities of the world. 1T 31.4"
"It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes."
The EGW passage directly echoes the sentiment of Psalm 119:71, stating that affliction led to a positive spiritual outcome. The principle of affliction leading to spiritual growth is central to both texts.