Wait!...Change Is Coming

By Ella Oyortey

Have you grown weary of praying for someone or something to change? Dont give up. Waiting is not easy, but when you wait on God and, with Him, something wonderful happens to you and your situation.
Throughout the Bible, we are told about how some people who were close to God suffered long periods of waiting. They never shifted their focus from the promises that God had made to them. As a matter of fact, they rather exhibited and maintained a positive attitude of hope, joy, and thanksgiving to God, fully persuaded that God was able and faithful to fulfill His promises. And He did!
Ella Oyortey encourages readers by expertly covering areas including the following:
Personalities in the Bible who had to wait
Tests you may suffer whilst waiting
Attitude to maintain whilst waiting
What to do whilst waiting
As long as your expectations are in line with the will of God, then determine to stay on the road of promise and wait on God. Say to yourself often and believe it when you say, I will wait and hope till my change comes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Jun 12, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481786393

Ella Oyortey

Ella Oyortey is a personal adviser by profession and resides in the United Kingdom with her husband, Kenney, and their two children. In her maiden book Let Go and Let God’ she brings to the fore real-life personal challenges that she has encountered and demonstrated how she overcame them by the help of the Almighty God. Ella is also actively involved with the Anchor, a charitable organization where she acts in the capacity of a trustee.

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WAIT!…

Change Is Coming

Ella Oyortey

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Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Chapter One People who waited for God to fulfil his promises

Abraham

Isaac

Joseph

Hannah

David

Job

Zechariah and Elizabeth

Jesus Christ

Chapter Two People who did not wait

Sarah

Rebekah

Saul

Chapter Three What to expect whilst you are waiting

The Anger Test

The Rejection Test

The Love Test

The Disappointment Test

The Fear Test

The Loneliness Test

The Frustration Test

The Confusion Test

The Anxiety Test

The Forgiveness Test

The Suspicion Test

The Discouragement Test

The Comparison Test

Chapter Four Why do I have to wait?

Chapter Five Wait on the Lord

Chapter Six Attitude to maintain whilst waiting

Be patient – as you wait

Believe in God – as you wait

Rest in the Lord – as you wait

Obey God – as you wait

Pray – as you wait

Have faith in God – as you wait

Rely on the Holy Spirit – as you wait

Don’t be your own enemy – as you wait

Be expectant – as you wait

Chapter Seven What to do whilst waiting

Praise and Worship (Thanksgiving)

Prophesy to your situation

Be careful what you confess

Do your part

Set your mind and keep it set

Hold onto your peace

Inquire of the Lord (Seek His face)

Study and Meditate on the Word

Chapter Eight Points to Remember

Do not give up

Make a decision to hold on till the end

Your promise is for an appointed time

Fix your eyes on Christ – Position yourself

Be committed to your vision/promise

God is faithful

Assurance in God

SALVATION PRAYER

Scriptures and Declarations

Dedication

This book is dedicated to you my Lord God Almighty.

I love you Lord. You are my Strength, my Peace, my Protector and my Provider. You are my Hiding Place and the Power that saves me. You are my everything.

Thank you Lord for teaching me the virtue of waiting on You and with You.

I thank you also Father God for delivering me from every evil work, and preserving me for your Heavenly Kingdom. To you be all glory, honour, power and praise now and forever more.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to:

Kenney my dear husband – many thanks for your love and support and also to you Kellan and Anaya. God richly bless you all with His abundant grace.

46067.jpg All my siblings and their entire families – God richly bless you all.

46069.jpg Rev. Joseph Osborn of Kingdom Life Chapel International, East London. God richly bless you for the love and support you render to my family and I. May the Good Lord enrich you and the entire congregation of KLCI with His heavenly blessings. May He pour His ceaseless mercies, abundant grace and love upon you.

46071.jpg Rev Steve Mensah of CEM International – God richly bless you.

46073.jpg Rev. Fred Koranteng of PHCC (Milton Keynes) and Pastor Marcus Nana Asare. God richly bless you.

46075.jpg All my dear friends for your love and support. God richly bless you all.

46077.jpg J Essibu and T Glenn – your tremendous support is very much appreciated. God richly bless you.

If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my warfare and service I will wait, till my change and release shall come.

Job 14:14 AMP

Foreword

The doctor smiled at the heavily pregnant lady and said ‘everything looks alright, Anna, we only have to wait for a couple more months’.

Anna sighed, she tried to smile back at the doctor but rather snapped ‘But I am extremely tired and my back hurts terribly, I can’t have my full sleep anymore and I am quite fed up with the constant trips to the toilet! Please can’t you help bring this baby out before the due date?’

‘You really do not want that to happen my dear, and I tell you the truth all that you are going through right now will be really worth it’. The kind doctor replied.

I want you to have this illustration in mind and carry it with you as you read this book. Because every person and I mean everyone goes through a period of waiting. No one is exempted.

Waiting is a fact of life. It is like a pregnant woman; her waiting period begins from the moment she conceives till she delivers her baby.

I am yet to find someone who conceives today and has a full matured baby the next day or even next month!

Our waiting period is like pregnancy: it is full of stages. The first stage is when a woman realises that she is going to have a baby – oh what joy!

Then the second or middle stage where she feels the baby is gradually forming and growing inside her. Everything seems fine and she is getting along well.

Now the irritating third stage comes, she is now getting fed up with the whole thing, her back hurts, her legs swollen, she is tired and she cannot wait any longer to deliver her baby.

Finally, the stage when she has to push the baby out – the hardest of all the stages. It is at this stage when she thinks: Surely I do not have the strength anymore to continue. Dear me! This excruciating pain will definitely knock me out! And yet as she continues to push, persisting and persevering she brings forth something so wonderful. A baby so beautiful that is worth the pain.

It is just like a person that goes through life waiting for his/her dream to be fulfilled. It might be a prophecy or promise from God, a dream or a vision for the future, a business idea or it could just be waiting for a prayer request to be answered by God.

You may also be waiting for a job, a financial breakthrough, a life partner, a child, healing in your body or for your ministry to take off, someone to get saved or a supernatural breakthrough in your circumstances.

Like pregnancy you may go through different stages before you receive that fulfilment or expectation.

The right attitude to possess whilst