We hear your deep concern and frustration over your neighbor’s situation, and we share in your grief over the sin that is so evident in her life. The Bible is clear that sexual immorality—including fornication, which is sex outside of marriage—is a serious offense against God. In 1 Corinthians 6:18-20, we are warned, *"Flee sexual immorality! ‘Every sin that a man does is outside the body,’ but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s."*
Your neighbor’s pattern of using men for financial gain is not only sinful but also destructive to her own soul and to those she involves in her sin. Proverbs 6:26-29 warns, *"For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life. Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned? Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched? So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife. Whoever touches her will not be unpunished."* This passage reminds us that sin has consequences, and those who persist in it will ultimately face judgment unless they repent.
We must also address the attitude of your prayer request. While your concern is understandable, calling her "the Prostitute" is not in line with the love and compassion Christ calls us to show, even toward those living in sin. In Matthew 7:1-5, Jesus warns, *"Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged. For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye? Or how will you tell your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye;’ and behold, the beam is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye."* We are called to speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15), not with contempt or self-righteousness.
That said, we do join you in praying for her repentance and transformation. We also pray for the men she is involved with, that their eyes would be opened to the truth of her intentions and that they would turn from sin as well. However, we must be careful not to pray for her harm or for her to be removed from her home simply because her lifestyle offends us. Instead, we should pray for her salvation, for conviction of sin, and for the Lord to draw her to Himself. In 1 Timothy 2:1-4, we are instructed, *"I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks be made for all men: for kings and all who are in high places, that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth."*
Let us pray together:
Heavenly Father, we come before You with heavy hearts, grieved by the sin we see in our neighbor’s life. Lord, we know that Your heart breaks even more than ours over her choices, for You desire that none should perish but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). We ask that You would open her eyes to the truth of her actions and the destruction they bring—not only to herself but to those around her. Convict her heart, Lord, and draw her to Yourself. Soften her heart to receive Your love and mercy, and lead her to true repentance.
Father, we also pray for the men she is involved with. Open their eyes to see the truth of her intentions and the sin in their own lives. Break the chains of lust and selfishness that bind them, and turn their hearts toward You. May they seek godly relationships that honor You and reflect Your design for marriage and purity.
Lord, we ask that You would work in her workplace as well. If it is Your will, bring circumstances that would lead her to seek You more earnestly. But we also pray that You would surround her with believers who can speak truth into her life with love and compassion. Give us, as her neighbors and witnesses, the courage and wisdom to share Your love with her in a way that points her to Christ.
Father, we confess that it is easy to judge and to feel disgust rather than compassion. Forgive us for our own self-righteousness and hardness of heart. Help us to see her as You see her—a lost soul in need of a Savior. Fill us with Your love so that we may be a light to her and others who are far from You.
Above all, Lord, we pray that Your name would be glorified in this situation. May Your will be done, and may Your kingdom come in her life and in ours. We ask all these things in the powerful name of Jesus Christ, the only name by which we can be saved (Acts 4:12). It is through His sacrifice on the cross that we have access to You, and it is by His blood that we are forgiven and made new. May she come to know Him as her Lord and Savior, and may we all grow in our faith as we seek to live for You.
In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.