"Our work must be accompanied with deep humiliation, fasting, and prayer. We must not expect all peace and joy. There will be sadness; but if we sow in tears we shall reap in joy. Darkness and despondency may at times enter the heart of the self-sacrificing ones; but this is not against them. It may be God's design to cause them to seek Him more earnestly. 5T 134.3"
"They that sow in tears shall reap in joy."
The EGW passage directly quotes and applies the sentiment of Psalm 126:5.
"What we need now is Calebs, men who are faithful and true. Indolence marks the lives of too many at the present day. They turn their shoulders from the wheel just when they should persevere and bring all their powers into active exercise. Ministers of Christ, “awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.” Your labors taste so strongly of self that Christ is forgotten. Some of you are pampered and flattered too much. As in the days Noah, there is too much eating and drinking, planting and building. The world has stolen the energies of the servants of Christ. Brethren, if you would have your religion honored by unbelievers, honor it yourselves by corresponding works. By a close connection with God and a strict adherence to Bible truth in the face of difficulty and worldly pressure, you may infuse the spirit of the truth into the hearts of your children so that they will work effectually with you as instruments in God's hands for good. 5T 134.4"
"Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light."
The EGW passage directly quotes Ephesians 5:14, making it a clear and explicit allusion.
"But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it."
The EGW passage explicitly mentions 'Calebs' and uses the example of Caleb's faithfulness as a call to action. This is a clear thematic parallel to Numbers 14:24, which highlights Caleb's unwavering commitment to God.