How I got over

How I got over
I looked back at past blogs and realized how often my focus was on praising God and thought, “Wow!!! I am truly blessed” It’s true that we have many opportunities to praise God for the good things in our lives. I thank God for an appreciation of a beautiful sunset, especially over water. I thank God for having more than enough to sustain me. I thank God for loving, supportive people in my life. I thank God for the gift of the Holy Spirit. I thank God. I thank God!!!

Every once in a while we just have to look back at our lives and acknowledge God’s work in our lives during trying times. We have to remember the times when only God’s hand could have protected us in our situation.

How I got over
How did I make it over
You know my soul look back and wonder
How did I make it over

We have to look at the awesome majesties of God as He works in our lives. Our Pastor speaks of the “middle of the journey”, the time in between when we are working through a problem, when we are waiting for an answer to prayer. This is when we have another opportunity to praise God, to thank God, to know that He will bring us over.

We praise God in prayer. We praise God in song. Sometimes a song comes up in our spirit that we haven’t heard in years, a song that truly expresses the love and gratitude we feel towards God. A song that truly expresses our acknowledgement that it is only through God that we “Got Over”.

How I Got Over lyrics
Artist - Mahalia Jackson
Album - Various Songs

How I got over
How did I make it over
You know my soul look back and wonder
How did I make it over

How I made it over
Going on over all these years
You know my soul look back and wonder
How did I make it over

Tell Me how we got over 'LORD'
Had a mighty hard time coming on over
You know my soul look back and wonder
How did we make it over

Tell me how we got over 'LORD'
I've been falling and rising all these years
But you know my soul look back and wonder
How did I make it over

But, soon as I can see JESUS
The man that died for me
Man that bled and suffered
and he hung on Calvary

And I want to thank him for how he brought me
And I want to thank GOD for how he taught me
Oh thank my GOD how he kept me
I'm gonna thank him 'cause he never left me

Then I'm gonna thank GOD for 'ole time religion
and I'm gonna thank GOD for giving me a vision
One day I'm gonna join the heavenly choir
I'm gonna sing and never get tired

And then I'm gonna sing somewhere 'round GODS alter
And I'm gonna shout all my troubles over
You know I've gotta thank GOD and thank him for being
so good to me. 'LORD YEAH'

How I made it over 'LORD' I had to cry in the midnight hour
coming on over, but you know my soul look back and wonder
How did I make it over

You know I come to thank GOD this evening, I come to
thank him this evening, You know all night long
GOD kept his angels watching over me
and early this morning, early this morning
GOD told his angel GOD said 'touch her in my name'
God said 'touch her in my name'
I 'rose this morning, I 'rose this morning
I feel like shouting, I feel like shouting
I just gotta thank GOD, I just gotta thank GOD
Thank GOD for being so good, GODS been good to me

Psalm 145 (New International Version)
A psalm of praise. Of David.
1 I will exalt you, my God the King;
I will praise your name for ever and ever.
2 Every day I will praise you
and extol your name for ever and ever.
3 Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom.
4 One generation will commend your works to another;
they will tell of your mighty acts.
5 They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and I will meditate on your wonderful works. [b]
6 They will tell of the power of your awesome works,
and I will proclaim your great deeds.
7 They will celebrate your abundant goodness
and joyfully sing of your righteousness.
8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in love.
9 The LORD is good to all;
he has compassion on all he has made.
10 All you have made will praise you, O LORD;
your saints will extol you.
11 They will tell of the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your might,
12 so that all men may know of your mighty acts
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures through all generations.
The LORD is faithful to all his promises
and loving toward all he has made. [c]
14 The LORD upholds all those who fall
and lifts up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food at the proper time.
16 You open your hand
and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways
and loving toward all he has made.
18 The LORD is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;
he hears their cry and saves them.
20 The LORD watches over all who love him,
but all the wicked he will destroy.
21 My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD.
Let every creature praise his holy name
for ever and ever.

May God Forever Be A Blessing in Your Life!!!