How to grow in Christ: What does it mean? God wants to empower you through the Holy Spirit For most, Life eventually throws us a major curve ball. Like millions, we break under pressure. I have had my share of adversity. This book has 9 powerful stages one must grow through. These stages are designed to help you bend, not break ~ Psalms 92:12, We must grow as a cedar tree. The life of a tree has many parallels to the life of a human. What I learned is that trees are the most mentioned living thing in the bible other than people and God. There's a tree on the first page of Genesis and the last page of revelation. The first Psalm tells us to be like a tree. How deep are your roots?