God's Smuggler by Brother Andrew
Week 4: Learning to Live by Faith — Provision and Prayer
Read Chapters 7–8 of God's Smuggler. Key passages: Matthew 6:25–34; Philippians 4:19.
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Before God would send Andrew behind the Iron Curtain, He first had to teach him to trust — and that classroom turned out to be the mundane, humbling, sometimes frightening business of having no money and watching God provide.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Andrew adopted the practice of never asking anyone for money — he would pray and trust God to supply. Where did he first encounter this principle, and what were the early, concrete occasions on which it was tested and confirmed?
2.There are several dramatic provision stories in these chapters — moments when money or needed resources arrived at what seemed like the last possible moment. Describe one of these stories in detail. What does it reveal about the relationship between faith and timing in Andrew's theology?
3.Some Christians are uncomfortable with 'faith mission' models of financial support, worrying that they can breed a kind of spiritual showmanship or that they put God to the test irresponsibly. How does Brother Andrew's practice in these chapters address — or fail to address — those concerns?
a.Where does he seem to draw the line between trusting faith and reckless presumption?
b.What would responsible 'faith living' look like in your own financial situation?