Warren Wiersbe preaches on the importance of maintaining a positive attitude and trusting God to enlarge us during trials. Using Psalm 4, he highlights how David turned to the Lord in distress and found gladness and peace within, despite discouraging circumstances. David's experience teaches us that our inner attitude is crucial in facing external challenges, and by trusting in God, we can come out of trials stronger and bigger on the inside.

St. John Climacus preaches about the importance of mourning, compunction, and repentance as essential steps in the spiritual journey towards God. He emphasizes the need for genuine tears and heartfelt sorrow as a means of cleansing the soul from sin and impurity. St. John Climacus also highlights the dangers of pride, luxury, and distractions that can hinder the path of mourning and lead to spiritual downfall. He encourages believers to cultivate a deep sense of humility, contrition, and constant vigilance in order to experience the transformative power of holy compunction and tears.

St. John Climacus emphasizes the importance of faith, hope, and love as the pillars that bind and secure the union of all virtues, with love being the greatest as God Himself is called love. He describes love as a resemblance to God, an inebriation of the soul, a fountain of faith, an abyss of patience, and a sea of humility. St. John warns about the dangers of speaking about God without true understanding and the necessity of uniting one's feelings with God to gain divine knowledge.