I do NOT want to give the impression that EGW was a saint, speaking from the heart where would we be today without her. Many of our education instutions would not be there. Read the Australian years by her grandson and see the influence that EGW had on the church in Australia. Many of the pioneers were helped by her. The lesser light leading to the greater light, the Bible and Jesus Christ. That is always the theme of her books, not to glorify self but to up hold our Saviour. My favorite book is Steps to Christ, read it when you are feeling low, when the world seems against you, when there is friction in the church or home, never once have I failed to find the answer to lifes problems. What about the promises?
Let me share a few. My favorite edition is "Finding Peace Within" I carry it with me in the car and brief case, it has questions and answers in the back of our doctrines, my quotes and page numbers will be from it.
p.55 "Consentrate yourself to God in the morning; make this your very first work. Let your prayer be, Take me, O Lord, as whooly Thine. I lay all my plans at Thy feet. Use metoday in thy service. Abide with me, and let all my work be wrought in thee. This is a daily matter. Each morning consentrate yourself to God for that ady. Surrender all your plans to Him, to be carried out or given up as His providence shall indicate."
If only we would do that every morning , what a difference to the day it would be.
p.50 "If you give yourself to Him, and accept Him as your Saviour, then, sinful as your life may have been, for His sake you are accounted righteous. Christ's character stands in the place of your character, and you are accepted before God just as if you had never sinned."
There is much more I could share from her books with you.
Isn't that good news, it does not matter how sinful a person is if only they will accept Christ as their saviour.
Regards
Clive