A.B. Simpson emphasizes that many seek sanctification and the salvation of others without understanding the essential role of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. He points out that ineffective methods, such as compromising with worldly desires to win others to Christ, often hinder true spiritual progress. Simpson encourages believers to maintain fidelity to God and to testify boldly, as this approach is more likely to attract others to faith. He also critiques congregations that struggle financially due to unscriptural practices, urging them to seek God's guidance in their requests for blessings. Ultimately, he stresses the importance of allowing God to direct the means by which prayers are answered.

Many a person prays for sanctification but fails to enter into the blessing because he does not intelligently understand and faithfully accept God's appointed means-Jesus Christ and the indwelling of the Spirit. Many a prayer for the salvation of others is hindered because the very friend who has prayed takes the wrong course to bring about the answer and resorts to means which defeat his object. There are wives pleading for the salvation of their husbands who hope to win them by avoiding anything that may offend them, yielding to all their worldly tastes in the hope of attracting them to Christ. Far more effective would be an attitude of fidelity to God and fearless testimony to their husbands, such as God could bless. Many a congregation wonders why it is so poor and struggling. it may be because its financial methods are wholly unscriptural and unworthy of even ordinary self-respect. When we ask God for any blessing, we must allow Him to direct the steps which are to bring the answer.