In the book of Colossians, Paul desires that Christ-followers lead a life of worth, pleasing the Lord in everything.
What does that look like? Good news: Paul tells us. Paul wrote in ancient Greek, and in Greek, he gives four participial phrases in vs. 10-14 that flesh out how God helps us live a life that is pleasing to him! Think about these as four “results” for the life that is committed to living with God and for God. We put these four participles in an acronym to make them memorable… so here you go! If we walk worthy of the Lord, we will G.R.O.W.
Any time we spend more time with someone, our relationship becomes more intimate. We get to know someone better, and we get a sense of what they want from us and for us without them having to explicitly say what that is. The more we grow in the knowledge of God, the more we have a clearer understanding of what He wants us to do to bring glory to Him.