[Release requested by Margaret R. White for an article "The Burden of the Lord," to appear in the Ministry .]
Ellen White Unable to Sleep; God Sustained Her, Helping Her Find Proper
I have risen at one o'clock to write to you . . . I am afraid for our people--afraid that the love of the world is robbing them of godliness and piety.--Letter 146, 1902, pp. 1, 3. (To Brother and Sister Belden, Sept. 22, 1902.)
Night after night for about four weeks I was unable to sleep after 12 o'clock.--Letter 78, 1903, p. 1. (To Elder and Mrs. J. A. Burden, March, 1903.)
The burden resting upon me has been so heavy that for weeks I have been unable to sleep past one or two o'clock.--Letter 239, 1903, p. 1. (To J. H. Kellogg, Oct. 28, 1903.)
I have faithfully written out the warnings that God has given me. They have been printed in books, yet I cannot forbear. I must write these same things over and over. I ask not to be relieved. As long as the Lord spares my life, I must continue to bear these earnest messages.--Ms 21, 1910, p. 3. ("A Call to Labor in the Great Cities," June 22, 1910.)
I have all faith in God. . . . He works at my right hand and at my left. While I am writing out important matter, He is beside me, helping me. He lays
out my work before me, and when I am puzzled for a fit word with which to express my thought, He brings it clearly and distinctly to my mind. I feel that every time I ask, even while I am still speaking, He responds, "Here am I." --Letter 127, 1902, p. 3. (To Elder and Mrs. G. A. Irwin, July 18, 1902.)
When I see my brethren walking and working as men in a dream, I feel as if I must do something to arouse them. May the Lord help me to do all my duty, for there must be no delay. We are nearing the last great conflict.--Letter 201, 1902, p. 9. (To Elder and Mrs. J. A. Burden, Dec. 15, 1902.) Released March 2, 1960.