Living a charmed life is the dream of everyone. Sadly, many people think that you have to be very lucky to see this dream come true. But for the Christian, luck has nothing to do with living a charmed life, since this dream can be experienced by every child of God if they follow the timeless advice of Charles Spurgeon, who once said: “We live charmed lives if we are living in the center of God’s will. All the attacks that Satan can hurl against us are not only powerless to harm us, but are turned into blessing on the way.”1
To people outside of Christ, the charmed life usually means having lots of money, a dream job, great health, and things of this sort. But if this is what a charmed life is all about most people will never be able to live that kind of life since only a small fraction of people can say that they have all of these blessings.
Having a lot of money is nice, but I would much rather be financially poor but know that I am a co-heir with Christ and will inherit untold wealth in the non-material vein. A good name, wonderful fellowship among God’s people, and eternal blessing are more than compensation for a small bank account.
And when it comes to having a dream job, Christians have the best occupation imaginable as an ambassador for Christ – both in an out of the workplace.
And while it is true many Christians come down with ill health, like non-Christians, God will provide these dear saints, with peace and joy, amidst the pain and suffering they may have to endure. And having the certain knowledge that when they die they will receive a glorified body with, no more pain or sickness, makes our ill health now only a temporary condition.
However, the great thing about knowing Christ as our Lord and Savior is that when we choose to live in the center of God’s will we will be able to live with true contentment, great peace, abundant joy, rich meaning, and the certainty of eternal life – and that my friends, to me, is really what living a charmed life is all about!
And the most exciting thing about being in the center of God’s will is that we will get to experience the amazing privilege of bringing glory to our heavenly Father no matter what circumstances we experience in our lives, for our God is so good He will turn every negative into a positive outcome.
If I can share one Bible verse that, I believe, is the secret to living a charmed life, it would have to be (Romans 8:28): “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Even when life throws us a curve ball, or Satan tries to attack us, when we are in the center of God’s will, the Lord will turn these negatives into a blessing.
In my book living in God’s will and living a charmed life are two sides of the same coin. And even when we have to go through periods of suffering, I contend we still are living a great life, because we can still give God great glory – and nothing is more precious than this!
So Christian, what about you? Are you suffering from an illness? Have you recently lost your job? Or has your wife just had a miscarriage? In all of these situations God has allowed them to happen because He has a master plan in which He wants to use your tragedy for His glory. Our role is to trust God that He will use our suffering in unique ways if we just live in His will and turn them over to Him. So, rather than question God in these above cases with the refrain: “why me,” I much prefer to ask God how can I use these negatives to bless others and make me a God glorifying vessel!
1 Charles H. Spurgeon Quote: “We live charmed lives if we are living in the center of God’s will. All the attacks that Satan can hurl against us are…”
How to Live a Charmed Life Without Believing in Luck (or Losing Your Mind) — Grace
From the Apologist (Sunday Night)
A “charmed life” isn’t luck. It’s living in the center of God’s will, where even Satan’s shots get turned into blessings.
The world calls us “charmed” if we have money, status, health,
or power.
Curt calls “charmed” as contentment, peace, joy, meaning, and eternal certainty in Christ.
Sounds like grace to me.
The hinge verse is Romans 8:28: God works “in all things” for good for those who love Him and are called.’ Even suffering does not cancel the “charmed” life. It becomes an arena to trust God and bless others instead of shouting “why me.”
Curt’s phrase “charmed life” is basically a jailbreak from the world’s cheap definition. The world’s charm is fragile. This type of charm disappears the second the money wobbles, the job changes, the body breaks…or the power implodes or is snatched away.
Curt’s charm is sturdier — God’s will, where God doesn’t waste pain and doesn’t lose sovereignty when life gets ugly.
The “charmed” life is not a pain-free life, it’s a grace-governed life. Paul begs for the thorn to go away. God doesn’t negotiate. God declares: “My grace is sufficient… My power is made perfect in weakness.”
Yeah. That’s the real charm. Not that you never bleed, but that you’re not abandoned when you do spill it all over the floor. And this ain’t something you earn with religious hustle.
Grace is salvation’s engine, not its reward, “the gift of God… not by works.”
So if we want to talk plainly, living “charmed” means you stop reading your life like a scoreboard and start reading it like a calling.
You trust God’s “all things” work (Romans 8:28) when the curveball hits your life in the chest. You ask the better question: how does this become a vessel for His glory and someone else’s good?
Yeah. Not easy. That’s not optimism. That’s discipleship with its sleeves rolled up. Now go be fantastic in grace, and thank your Lord you have a hall pass to Heaven.
A charmed life isn’t God handing you a halo and a hot latte, it’s God handing you sufficient grace and saying, “We’re doing this together.”
Thanks Curt!