Oaks of Righteousness

Bipolar. Bulimic. Drug-dependant. Perpetually plagued with depression from severe chronic Lupus and Fibromyalgia pain. Obsessive-compulsive "Type-A" that could not find rest. A series of failed suicide attempts. It was an agonizing, tormented existence until... With her life literally held in the balance and the last faint glimmer of hope ebbing away, Gloria Blowers heard these Words: "If you continue in My Word.you shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free; if the Son, therefore, shall make you free, you shall be free indeed" (John 8:31,32,36). Gloria found hope in Jesus' words. She believed His promise and she turned to God and to His Word. Her story is a dramatic testimony of God's merciful compassion, healing power, and faithfulness to His promises. She writes: "There is no pain or problem that will ever come to us that God's love, tender mercies and amazing, overcoming grace is not bigger still. How can I ever thank Him enough for bringing me from an unstable, drug-dependent, physical, mental and emotional basket case who spent the majority of her days sick--in bed, or in a state of total non-productive debilitation--to one who is completely drug free, active in ministry and has not spent one single day in bed for sickness in seventeen years! To me, this is nothing short of a very real miracle. To God be the glory!" In Oaks of Righteousness, book two of the Rivers of Joy series, Gloria continues to share her personal testimony and truth from God's Word with a prayer that many in similar circumstances will be encouraged and begin to take God at His Word, embarking on their own journey to true freedom, fulfillment, and joy (Deut. 32:46,47).