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HELEN SANDERS
6-8-2022
SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO GET A LITTLE DIRTY
I had been invited to a church to be a part of a women’s meeting. I had not been told what I would do. I thought that they were going to ask me to speak. I had only recently met the Pastor and his wife and knew nothing about their church or ministry.
The day before the meeting I got a call and was asked to do the altar call. In my mind, not my spirit, I thought it was an odd request. I wasn’t even sure that I wanted to go to just do an altar call. The Pastor’s wife could do that. Why would they need me? Perhaps I was a “little” offended that they didn’t want me to speak
I put on my clothes and got ready. I had a lovely white dress that would fit the occasion, because the people in this particular church “dressed up.” Reluctantly, my husband and I went to this meeting. I met the speaker and had a chance to pray for her and she received a healing.
The meeting started, and a young girl of color did a mime. You know, they wear black and white makeup. She did a great job with it, but suddenly started crying, and it became uncontrollable. She fell to the floor, and no one knew what to do. Now remember, I was never in that church before, and no one knew who Russell and I were. Holy Spirit spoke to me and said, “Go get her up off the floor.” I really did not want to do that, because I felt I was overstepping my boundaries being a visitor. Holy Spirit nudged me again. I got up from the stage where they had seated us and went down front to the girl. I picked her up off the floor and held her and calmed her down. That is when her black makeup got all over my white dress.
I thought, fine, now I look really a mess. I went back to my seat and the service continued. Then it was time for the altar call. I went down front and said, “Well, sometimes you have to get a little dirty to help someone.” It broke the ice in that place. Nothing had happened during the message that was given. Then the Lord gave me several words of knowledge and I could see the anointing of Holy Spirit start to flow.
I repeated what I heard in the spirit. “There are people here that are wanting to commit suicide, but God wants to touch you and if you come down now, I will pray for you.”
Ten people came forward from the age of nine, which happened to be the speaker’s daughter, to one adult. One of those that came forward was the girl that had done the mime. I ministered to each of them, and there was a mighty move of God. Many got set free and some received salvation.
The point I want to make is this: No matter how you feel, never turn down an opportunity to minister when the Lord is in it. What if I had not gone down front and got the girl up the floor and had gotten dirty? I used that dirty dress to bring the anointing down. You see, it isn’t about how we look. It is about being obedient. Because I went to that meeting lives were changed. Because I got a “little dirty” I was able to relate to those that already felt that way. Nothing is small in God’s eyes. He orders our steps and when we take those steps then lives change. I never saw those that I ministered to again, but God was with them.
By the way, the dress was washable, and all of the dirt came off and it looked as good as new. I wonder when He will have me wear it again and have the opportunity for it to get dirty!
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