"“I shall need ten dollars at least to get to Greenville. That, with the little I have earned, might be sufficient. But now I will wait for you to write me, and do what you think best about forwarding me the money. In the spring I would have enough to go, myself, and think I should like to do so. May the Lord guide and bless us in our every undertaking, is the ardent desire of my heart. And may I fill that very position my God allots for me in his moral vineyard, performing with alacrity every duty, however onerous it may seem, according to his good pleasure, is my sincere desire and heartfelt prayer. 1T 668.1"
"For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure."
The EGW passage expresses a desire to fulfill God's will and pleasure, which directly reflects the principle in Philippians 2:13 that God works in us 'both to will and to do of his good pleasure.'
"For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard."
The EGW passage mentions filling a position in God's 'moral vineyard,' which is a clear thematic parallel to Matthew 20:1, the parable of the laborers in the vineyard.
"Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;"
The EGW passage expresses a desire to serve God diligently in her assigned role, which aligns with the sentiment of Romans 12:11 regarding being 'not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.'