"Let invalids do something instead of occupying their minds with a simple play, which lowers them in their own estimation and leads them to think their lives useless. Keep the power of the will awake, for the will aroused and rightly directed is a potent soother of the nerves. Invalids are far happier to be employed, and their recovery is more easily effected. 1T 557.1"
"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones."
Both passages connect mental/emotional state with physical health. Proverbs speaks of a merry heart as medicine, while EGW speaks of the will being a 'potent soother of the nerves' and employment aiding recovery.
"had they, irrespective of feeling or unpleasant symptoms, perseveringly resisted their inclinations to inactivity. 1T 557.2"
"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,"
Both passages encourage perseverance and overcoming obstacles. Hebrews 12:1 speaks of laying aside weights and running with patience, while the EGW quote speaks of resisting inclinations to inactivity despite unpleasant symptoms. The connection is thematic, but not a direct allusion.
"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
Both passages emphasize the importance of resistance. James 4:7 speaks of resisting the devil, while the EGW quote speaks of resisting inclinations to inactivity. The principle of resistance is present in both, although the objects of resistance differ.
"I saw that it would be far better for Sister F to be with her family by herself and feel the responsibilities resting upon her. This would awaken into life her dormant energies. I was shown that the broken-up condition of this dear family while at —— was unfavorable to the education and training of their children. For their own good these children should be learning to take responsibilities in household labor and should feel that some burdens in life rest upon them. The mother, engaged in the education and training of her children, is employed in the very work which God has assigned to her and for the sake of which He has in mercy heard the prayers offered for her recovery. While she should shun wearing labor, she should above all avoid a life of inactivity. 1T 557.3"
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
Both passages emphasize the importance of training children and instilling responsibility. Proverbs 22:6 provides a general principle, while the EGW passage applies it to a specific family situation, highlighting the value of household labor and responsibility in a child's upbringing.
"I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully."
Both passages discuss the role of women in the home and family. 1 Timothy 5:14 encourages younger women to marry, bear children, and manage the household, while the EGW passage emphasizes the mother's role in educating and training her children and taking responsibility within the family. The connection is thematic, focusing on the woman's sphere of influence.