3. Jer. 17:7-9 Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and whose hope is in the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river. He will not fear when heat comes. But its leaves will be green. And he will not be anxious in the year of drought and will not cease from yielding fruit.

5. Do we have self-trust? Even when we don’t follow through on a commitment, we know our INTENTIONS

6. Trust breaks down for various reasons: -betrayal, wounding BEHAVIOURS -Borrowed offense -uncontrollable circumstances -putting our trust in wrong person / thing

8. Rebuilding Trust: Step 1 Recognize this problem: We often judge ourselves by our INTENTIONS and others by their BEHAVIOURS

9. Rebuilding Trust: Step 2 – -Recognize what self-protection looks like in the relationship -Recognize any judgments & bitter root expectancies

10. Satira

11. RebuildingTrust: Step 3 Ask and listen: God where were you when this happened to me / them?

12. Rebuilding Trust: Step 4 Build up a trust account -Consistent -More deposits than withdrawals

13. Rebuilding Trust: Step 5 Be encouraged by this definition of CHANGE: Change happens when that behaviour happens less often, with less intensity for shorter periods of time.

15. Rebuilding Trust: Step 6 THE CROSS: how Jesus modelled trust for us!

17. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink. WE HAVE A CHOICE!