Acts 27:8-10 And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

Our natural progression of growth in Christ now takes us into our next phase, toddlers. I chose this verse mainly because the Lord led me here and I discovered some spiritual applications.

Toddlers get into things they should not. We all know that and much time is spent saying no without a lot of explanation. Here is a related word Lasea. They were coming near, approaching, but had not yet arrived to Lasea. Lasea means thick; wise.

Toddlers have not yet attained to spiritual wisdom. The spiritual toddler will see things which catch their eye, and reach out to touch things they are not yet wise enough to handle spiritually. That is a difficult thing to tell a forty something toddler in Christ. They have a worldly wisdom but have not yet attained the concept of this spirit filled life. Walk they must and explore they must, but in a proper manner with appropriate things.

Galatians 4:1-3 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father. Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

While we have been freed from the shackles of sin, the scars and weight of that bondage to worldly elements are still felt. A toddler does not have the wisdom to deal with spiritual concepts.