"Through the right exercise of the will, an entire change may be made in your life. By yielding up your will to Christ, you ally yourself with the power that is above all principalities and powers. You will have strength from above to hold you steadfast, and thus through constant surrender to God you will be enabled to live the new life, even the life of faith. SC 48.1"
"For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure."
Philippians 2:13 directly states that God works in us to will and to do. EGW's statement about the 'right exercise of the will' and yielding to Christ aligns with this principle, suggesting that God empowers us to make these choices.
"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
Both passages emphasize a life transformed through faith in Christ, where the believer's old self is replaced by Christ living within them. EGW's call to 'yield up your will to Christ' echoes the concept of being 'crucified with Christ' and living by faith.
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
The EGW passage explicitly mentions 'principalities and powers,' which is a direct reference to Ephesians 6:12. The EGW passage uses this concept to emphasize the power one gains by aligning with Christ.