KEYS TO FAMILY HAPPINESS-Cultivate Spirituality as a Couple

What is Spirituality?

The word "spirituality" as used in the Bible refers to an  attitude or an approach to life.  (Jude 18, 19) The Bible writer Paul, for example, highlights the difference in attitude between a spiritual person and one who is fleshly. Those with fleshly tendencies, Paul indicates, focus more on themselves than on others. They do what is right in their own eyes, rather than trying to live up to God's standards. -1 Corinthians 2;14; Galatians 5:19, 20.  

By contrast, those with a spiritual attitude value God's standards.  They view Jehovah God as their Friend and endeavor to imitate his personality.  (Ephesians 5:1) Thus, they are loving, kind, and mild when dealing with others.  (Exodus 34:6) And they obey God even when it is inconvenient for them to do so.  (Psalm 15:1, 4) "The way I understand it," says Daren, who lives in Canada and has been married for 35 years,  "a spiritual person always thinks about how his speech and actions will affect his friendship with God."  His wife, Jane, adds: "I think that a spiritual woman is one  who works hard each day to make the fruitage of God's spirit  part of her personality." -Galatians 5:22, 23. 

Of course, a person does not have to be married to develop a spiritual attitude. In fact, the Bible teaches that each individual  has the responsibility to learn about God and imitate him. -Acts 17:26, 27. 

Next time: Why Cultivate Spirituality as  a Couple? 

From the Watchtower magazine, 2011