It’s Your Turn: The Wait Is Over

By Sabrina Johnson Coates

This book helps you to reexamine your “waiting room” experience. The passages will reiterate you are worthy of God’s promises. It screams, you are a winner. You are a success. Mistakes are made, however; failure is not in your DNA. You are a child of an omnipotent God. You exude victory. It will leave you feeling you can conquer the world through the word of God and through the author’s journey of infertility. The question is, “Are you ready?” I sure hope so. If you aren’t, get ready; because you are next. It’s your turn. The wait is over.
Isaiah 40:31 – But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. (King James Version – KJV)

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Oct 16, 2019
• ISBN: 9781532085734

Sabrina Johnson Coates

Sabrina Johnson Coates was born in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1981 to Sam and Frances E. Johnson. She is the wife of photographer and ordained pastor, Timothy E Coates, and the mother of three wonderful children, Jaden, Maxwell, and Gabrielle. Sabrina is also a minister and copastor of Deliverance Restoration Outreach Ministries. She was called by God into the ministry in April 1999. She was ordained as a minister in 2007 and installed as a pastor in 2012. Sabrina also served her country for four years active duty in the United States Air Force, two years with the Air National Guard, and two years with the Air Force Reserves. It was there she learned one key core value: “Service before self.” She remains humble and realizes that her assignment for Christ is not about her but about winning souls. She is the self-published author of the poetry book Anointed Flow: Giving Back What Was Given. She has done radio interviews, book signings, and conferences from state to state, all to declare the gospel of Jesus Christ. She has worked for the Department of Homeland Security as a transportation security specialist for twelve years. She has obtained her bachelor of arts degree in homeland security with high honors of summa cum laude. She also is the owner of iDeal Fitness and Wellness, operating as a fitness trainer and Zumba instructor. Sabrina believes she has been called and chosen for a time such as this for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, and for the edifying of the body of Christ (Ephesians 4:12).

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Scripture quotations marked KJV are from the Holy Bible, King James Version (Authorized Version). First published in 1611. Quoted from the KJV Classic Reference Bible, Copyright © 1983 by The Zondervan Corporation.

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ISBN: 978-1-5320-8572-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5320-8573-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019916424

iUniverse rev. date: 10/15/2019

To my encouraging husband, Timothy, and my

adorable children, Jaden, Maxwell, and Gabrielle;

Sam and Frances Johnson, my loving parents;

my supportive siblings and their spouses: Ann Harris, Kim

(Olden) Glover, Andrena (Jerod) Zeigler, and Sam Johnson III;

my inspiring nieces and nephews: Marcus (Michelle)

Harris, LaMesha Glover, Alexis Glover, Shonta Harris,

Dynton Glover, Alanya Zeigler, Amea Zeigler, and

Matthew Glover, as well as my great-nieces, great-

nephews, god-children, cousins, aunts, and uncles

You all play an important part in my life, and I thank

you for pushing me to pursue my dreams.

CONTENTS

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1   Keep the Dream Alive

Chapter 2   Be You

Chapter 3   You Are Never Ready

Chapter 4   The Wait

Chapter 5   The Promise

A Poem and a Prayer

The Waiting Room

The Waiting Room Prayer

Write the Vision

Photos

Work Cited

FOREWORD

Sabrina Johnson Coates is my younger sister, so I have known her all of her life. Like many sibling relationships, ours has not always been amiable, but it has indeed been instrumental to us both. As we were taught from the very beginning, we continue to be encouraging and supportive of one another. We share our thoughts and ideas for both personal and professional growth. Some have been altered or deferred to later dates, but many of our dreams and goals have become reality. I have always known