eating disorder, it would be a lie to say that I
don’t still struggle to put someone or some-
thing above God. It’s a daily battle. When
I am anxious or lonely, will I run to Jesus
or will I go to my husband, my appearance,
or to something else, to find the release that
I crave? This is a
struggle I have to
face over and over
again, day by day.
But as I remain
in Him, He does
the hard work. He
bears the fruit.
Without Him, I
can’t do anything.
(see John 15:5).
HimPower:
Why is the rela-
tionship you now
have with Christ important to you?
Wiebracht: Because I am sunk without
Him. I can’t imagine breathing or making it
through one day without Him. I cannot live
apart from Him. There is no hope, if it isn’t
found in my Jesus.
HimPower: What challenges have you
faced since accepting Christ as your Savior?
Wiebracht: I went through a terrible
divorce when my first husband left me. I
struggled with poverty as I raised my two
children as a single parent. I was relying on
the government to help feed us, while at the
same time still reeling with all the incred-
ibly deep pain of feeling rejected and aban-
doned. But it was also a beautiful season for
me, because during this period of incred-
ible suffering, God showed me that He is
my husband. I clung to the verses in Isaiah
where God says to Israel, “For your Maker
is your husband-the Lord Almighty is his
name-” and also
“The Lord will call you back as if
you were a wife
deserted and
distressed in
spirit—a wife
who married
young, only to
be rejected,” says
your God. (See
Isaiah 54:5a, 6).
I realized that
I had made my
former husband
an idol in my life
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and that God
wanted to be my first love.
HimPower: How has Christ helped you
through those challenges?
Wiebracht: He was faithful. He was my
provider. In little ways, like receiving free
used clothes with my favorite colored shirts
in the bag. Or a church putting up a beau-
tiful tree swing in our yard at Christmas.
Things were hard. I struggled spiritually.
But God was a faithful husband to me and
a faithful father to my children. He did not
abandon us.
HimPower: How have your challenges
enabled you to grow a closer personal rela-
tionship with Christ?
Wiebracht: Even now that I am remar-
ried to a wonderful godly man, and my
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