Dysfunction to Dynasty - Ch. 5 Jep Robertson: DRUGS AND DECEPTION

You find yourself needing someone else's help when you're stuck in a rut, but when one of our own got caught up in

drugs

and

deception

, they needed a family. This is my brother Jeb and this is the story of him and our journey from

dysfunction

to

dynasty

. you have to have air pressure, you have a lot of pressure behind your tongue, it's like, ah, not too much, dad always told us, you know, the man should be able to provide for his family and that includes food and everything else, because he always told us At one point, there was no such thing as a grocery store.

My brothers made fun of me a lot. You know, we would go out and we would all play basketball, which is funny because my dad played soccer, so we would go out. play horse or something and if I won, they would know, give me a whirlpool or give me one of those sweaty armpits, uh, I don't know how you say my dad actually, um, when he was starting a duck calling business, he was a fisherman. commercial, so I didn't have much money, but we ate very well. When I was a kid, I would go out and start the engine for my dad and while he would collect these big hoop nets, I would ride with my mom to the fish market and sell fish and this is how we made a living, this is what my parents they welcomed Many transient people I saw on the side of the road, it's like everyone wants something to eat.

It's like, we're hungry, they would pick them up, take them down the river, feed them, let them stay for a couple of days, give them a little money, the thing was my parents didn't have a lot of money at the time, but my dad. I just wanted to share Jesus with people and you know, take him to heaven, so it didn't matter what color your skin was, how bad your past was, they were just going to help people later in life, when they were about 18 years. I met a couple of guys when I was right at the end of my senior year and you know they were doing things a little bit different and I thought maybe I should hang out with these guys to get some experience. what the world has to offer and uh it got pretty bad, there was a lot of

drugs

, alcohol use, I pretty much did anything they put in front of me, I remember smoking a joint dipped in formaldehyde, they call it a wet daddy taking pills to be.

I honestly don't know all the pills I took. I remember waking up. I had one leg up in the door of my truck and I was on a gravel road and there was all the skin on my arms. And I drove somewhere that night and to this. day I don't know what I did that night and I hope I didn't run over someone. I don't know. At that moment I knew it was there. I was really out of line, but the funny thing is that I didn't stop. I woke up the next day. Where are the drugs?

Where is the alcohol? Let's keep going. I was hiding it from my parents and it was just the battle of trying. There was nothing to wait for so empty, without any decency. One night I got drunk and went to the movies and my brother Willie left a note on my truck and said I know what you've been doing, we need to talk. I show up at dad's house at 8 in the morning, all my brother's trucks are there and me. I'm thinking what is everyone doing here and uh, I walked into the house and they were all sitting around the couch looking at me, it was Jason Allen, Phil and Willie, we were in the living room, I couldn't even get in. living room I couldn't even make myself go in there my heart starts beating out of my chest and my dad said son are you ready to change? he said I just want you to know that we have made a decision as a family and will it be o you join us following God or you are going to go on your own and you can know that he wishes you good luck in this world, but you will be alone, so those are your two options.

I fell to my knees and started crying. I told him why it took them so long and he said dad. I don't deserve to go back. I have been horrible. Let me tell you a little more. And Phil said no, son. You know, I've seen my dad cry maybe three times and that was one of them and seeing my dad so upset and they were tears of joy. I want you to know that God loves you and we love you, but you just can't live like this and he said: I know I want to come home.

My brothers were all crying and at one point we were left in the middle of the room and we all knelt down and cried and I just prayed to God, just thank you for getting me out of this because ah, I'm done living like I've been living and every day I say that my prodigal son has returned and it was in the best days of my life. and then he said: I'm going to put you to rest at home, you can't leave this house for three months and you have a duck hunt every day. I said, "Okay, Dad, I think I can do that.

I think it just took me going out and experiencing some bad things to know what Jesus really did for me and I realized, oh my God, I need Jesus more than I know." I need the next breath I take I was so happy and elated you know I'm a child of God My name is Jep Robertson and I'm second