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A Christian influencer\u2019s video has gone viral after he shared an encounter he had with a satanist. Bryce Crawford, who has a following of over 650,000 on Instagram posted a video<\/a> of himself praying for a Satanist named Chad. During the conversation, Chad told Bryce he would have set Jesus on fire rather than crucifying Him, calling Jesus a \u201cwitch.\u201d He also stated that his life has become better since becoming a satanist. \u201cSo, you said ever since you started worshiping Satan your life has been better?\u201d asked Crawford. \u201cYeah, it actually has been better for me,\u201d responded Chad.<\/p>\n

Crawford affirmed that he believed Satan would make life on Earth feel better. \u201cYeah, I believe it, like in the physical,\u201d he said. \u201cI believe that Satan would give me the things I want. You know, and there\u2019s a lot of things that I want. And there\u2019s been times that I\u2019ve prayed to God and asked God for things that I wanted, but that\u2019s not what I needed.\u201d He said he believed Jesus didn\u2019t give him certain things he wanted because they might steer his heart away from Him, adding, \u201cit makes total sense that by worshiping Satan your life feels better, and it feels better in the natural right at this life. But to me, I was tormented by mental struggles and mental health issues and not having hope for myself. Jesus gave me that hope.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crawford asked if he could pray with Chad, who agreed. Crawford prayed that God would put Christians in Chad\u2019s life that could reveal Him to the satanist and that he would have dreams and visions of Christ. The video has since been liked nearly 150,000 times on Instagram and has been viewed 2.4 million times on TikTok. Crawford is affiliated with EquipNet and runs the Jesus in the Street ministry, along with hosting a podcast where he discusses various topics. Crawford has shared that his ministry began with a simple desire to tell people that Jesus loves them. By creating t-shirts that said the same, he found himself having regular conversations with people about faith. \u201cWhen I made these shirts in August I didn\u2019t really think how many non Christians would approach me and start conversations,\u201d he wrote on Instagram<\/a>. \u201cI became a walking billboard for the Gospel. Since I had Jesus living in me, His love and power would manifest through me as I interacted with those who approached me or read my shirt in public.\u201d Crawford has stated that he intends to keep in touch with Chad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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