{"id":13125,"date":"2018-03-01T17:06:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T22:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=13125"},"modified":"2018-03-01T17:09:46","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T22:09:46","slug":"robertsons-open-story-redemption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2018\/03\/robertsons-open-story-redemption.html","title":{"rendered":"The Robertsons Open Up About Their Story of Redemption"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Willie_Robertson\"<\/a>The Robertsons from \u201cDuck Dynasty\u201d are known for their conservative Christian values, but a recent interview with Lisa Robertson proved that was not always the case. The Robertsons have never claimed to be perfect, and they have used their past experiences to help encourage people who have faced hardship or difficult times in life.<\/p>\n

Lisa Robertson\u2019s story, however, is not what most would expect from the conservative Christian family. Lisa was interviewed by her sister-in-law, Missy Robertson, for Missy\u2019s podcast \u201cThe Overcomers.\u201d This podcast usually focuses on stories of women who have overcome difficulties such as drugs abuse or human trafficking. Missy, however, devoted one of the last two episodes of season one to Lisa. \u201cWhen I think of an overcome,\u201d Missy said, \u201cI think of my sister-in-law, Lisa.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a raw and unflinching interview, Lisa explained that she was abused as a child. Following a series of disappointments in her teen years, she started down a self-destructive path. \u201cI started trying to find\u2026love\u2026through other guys, through sex, through drugs, alcohol,\u201d Lisa said. \u201cI was hurting, and I couldn\u2019t find anything to numb the pain. I would wake up in places and didn\u2019t really know how I got there.\u201d<\/p>\n

This destructive path took a dark turn when she had an abortion at the age of 16. \u201c[The father] wanted to have the baby, but I had nobody to talk to,\u201d Lisa said. Her own parents told her that having an abortion was her only option.<\/p>\n

Following her abortion, Lisa took her self-destructive life to a new level. Sometimes she would leave home and not come home for several days. Lisa\u2019s partying stopped when she married Al Robertson, but her troubles were not over yet. During their marriage Lisa had an emotional affair and then a mixed physical and emotional affair five years later.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had an affair, a full-blown affair and it lasted for 14 months\u2026.the guilt was so overwhelming,\u201d Lisa said. She claimed that lying to her family and living a double life was hellish. Eventually, her second affair came out just like her first. After Lisa\u2019s emotional affair, Al had told her he would leave her if she ever strayed again. Despite this, the couple stayed together and sought healing. It was around this time that Lisa describes having hit a breaking point. \u00a0She pleaded with God for help. \u201cIf you\u2019re really there, I need you to help me, I need you to rescue me,\u201d she said. \u201cI need to make the Lord of my life Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n

God seems to have heard her. Lisa and Al remained married and helped heal the family rift that her affair had caused. The couple now leads marriage conferences and helps others navigate the difficult times in their lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Robertsons from \u201cDuck Dynasty\u201d are known for their conservative Christian values, but a recent interview with Lisa Robertson proved that was not always the case. The Robertsons have never claimed to be perfect, and they have used their past experiences to help encourage people who have faced hardship or difficult times in life. 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