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Hi, I posted this in another place, but not sure if it was in the right category.
Pray that I get the answer for this, please!
I have a question(s), but, its not a simple yes or no, trust me, if it was a probably wouldn't need help on this. But before I ask, let me give you a quick overview of whats up. Basically I was checking out photos of women that are not appropriate at all, little exposed. So, anyways, I had a friend long time ago tell me to pray for her and not lust after her, that really got to me! Because it was like, wow, I liek this girl enough to lust after her but I dont like her enough to pray for her eternal salvation? So anyways that kind of hit me there.
Now, I am NOT trying to go around this at all. My question is this. My whole position was pray for the person, not lust after that person, etc. However, I made a video about this woman who exposes herself. Now, the video combines of 3 things.
Decent photos of her.
Powerful Christian affirmations (such as, shes save, follows god, etc)
A Christian pop song (to give more of an effectiveness as if she is singing)

The whole point of me even doing this video is for me to put it up online, as I do this, people will see this video and pray for her, and while watching the video people will believe she is saved (the video does show that effect pretty well)
However, I have a couple of concerns before posting it up online, a couple of things. Here they are:
If I put the video up, people will see her nasty videos on the side of youtube where it says "related videos" TEMPTATION!
If I put the video up, people may be curious and say "I want to know who I am praying for" and they may put her name on the google and they lust. TEMPTATION!
If I put the video up, Christians can actually pray and believe that this woman is saved! And prayer and believing breaks the devils chains and allows Gods Truth to enter in, and thats my Main Purpose!
If I put this video up, God Will use it for Good Holiness, but, the Devil Will use it for Bad, as he always does.
If I dont put this video up, (because I am making videos of certain celebrities, as them following God.Same concept to believe and pray for the Business people, music people, entertainment people, fashion people, models, actors, etc.) then I am discriminating the female models who need to be saved. Just because they are models who expose themselves does not mean they do not need people to pray for them, in fact, they are probably the ones who need it the most! So, I make videos for everyone else, but, exposed models?
If I put the video up, then people will email me asking if I am trying to justify looking at inappropriate photos if I am going to make a life changing video for that person. Which I am not trying to justify that, you and I both know that, however, how can I response to that?
If I put the video up, people will say I am going through the bad (bad photos) to do good (the life changing videos) so they will ask, is it okay for me to do what you do? Go through the bad photos to do the good? How do I answer that?Because I have to go through the bad photos, to get the decent photos to make the life changing video. And that video is for people to believe and pray for that person.
If I put this video up, people may say "Hey! You hypocrite! Your trying to go around what God says, and your trying to make looking at inappropriate photos correct" Not true, but, how would I respond to that?

Now, I know this is a pretty tough thing to deal with, and to answer, however, the whole point of what I am doing is for saving the person. To have people, in the body of Christ, gather and pray for that specific person. We all know that the power of prayer COMBINED with believing creates miracles. And that is what I want, to create miracles in peoples lives, for they could be saved and follow God! Not only a specific female model, but everyone!

All Christians who have experienced the power and miracles that believing and prayer does, know that this is no different, and that change, miracles, and impossibilities are possible when you pray and believe with your all. The videos I do, make you believe the person is saved!

So, please, what advice can you give me? Please, give me a descriptive message to help me out with this! Thank you! Prat that I get the answer for this!


So here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D84MxDGIlWw
Tell me what you think overall. And, please, please, read the description of the video before or after viewing the video.
 
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If I put the video up, Christians can actually pray and believe that this woman is saved! And prayer and believing breaks the devils chains and allows Gods Truth to enter in, and thats my Main Purpose!
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We all know that the power of prayer COMBINED with believing creates miracles. And that is what I want, to create miracles in peoples lives, for they could be saved and follow God! ... The videos I do, make you believe the person is saved!

Ummm.... I'm a little bit concerned about this.

You say that you want people to really "believe that this woman is saved", because that will allow "God's Truth to enter in" - but it sound's like the women isn't actually Christian. Which means you're deceiving/tricking/lying to people. Do you really think the best way for "God's Truth to enter in" is through deception?

It seems like you're basing your actions on the idea that "the power of prayer COMBINED with believing creates miracles", but people need to believe based on "God's Truth", not based on your lie.

I understand that your intentions are good, but I honestly think that your actions are misguided.
 
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Is there a specific reason why you want people praying for this individual? (I mean, as opposed to someone else?)

You finger potential problems with this action, specifically stirring up temptation in believers. Have you considered who the tempter is, and the significance of aligning yourself with him?

Is there something wrong with praying for (and encouraging others to pray for) someone you don't find sexually attractive, but maybe even repulsive? Would that be harder? Might that be more likely to come from a pure motive? Would that person actually need prayer more?

Just asking.
 
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If you're looking for people to pray for, consider that Jesus said "ask and ye shall receive." In other words, singling out someone who's not asking for God's help isn't likely to do much. (Exceptions do exist, but require specific knowledge of the situation and Scripture to support God's will in such a situation)

Try looking at the thread by xyster. Then other people here with prayer requests!
 
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Not just her, but a bunch of other celebrities. If I put a video of another celebrity you would have asked me the same question. The point is for the celebrity(s) to be saved.

" Have you considered who the tempter is, and the significance of aligning yourself with him?"
Dude, whats your deal? Im making a video for people to pray and your giving me this?

"Is there something wrong with praying for (and encouraging others to pray for) someone you don't find sexually attractive, but maybe even repulsive? Would that be harder? Might that be more likely to come from a pure motive? Would that person actually need prayer more?"
Its pray for anyone and everyone, this is why people do these prayer life changing videos.
 
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I'm at a hard point here, because on one side you ask us to pray for her

But then you seem to be tempting people to lust after her with such comments as

"If I put the video up, people will see her nasty videos on the side of youtube where it says "related videos" TEMPTATION!
If I put the video up, people may be curious and say "I want to know who I am praying for" and they may put her name on the google and they lust. TEMPTATION!"

Was it not simple enough to ask us to pray for her to be saved without stressing about all her innapropriate videos. Sorry, but all needed to be said is she has innapropriate pictures, and you want us to pray for her salvation

But you go on about how we can find her pictures

We will pray for her, but be careful not to tempt any of us into sin, for you may have done so sadly

Whether intentionally, or under the influence of the devil, you have expressed too much the fact that she makes innapropriate films, and pictures, and this can lead people astray

Be more careful in the future

God Bless
 
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