DESIRE 

1. The Original Design
    A. AdamandEvehadconnectionwithGod,withoneanother,freetotakedominion 
2. and be fruitful and enjoy. They weren’t afraid and they weren’t ashamed. They weren’t self-aware. 
3. Problem of sin
    A. Genesis3:16 

1. “To the woman He said: “I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; In pain you shall bring forth children; Your desire shall be for your husband, And he shall rule over you.”” 

B. Rule Over
1. Have dominion, have power over 

C. Desire 

1. Təšûqâ - teeshookaw 
2. a) Desire, longing, craving 
3. Wordusedonly2othertimes a) Gen 4:7 
4. (1) "If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire [is] for you, but you should rule over it." 
5. Desirehasbeenmisdirected-thisisidolatry 
6. Divine Solution
    A. The Divine solution to the problem of Genesis 3:16 = John 3:16 B. 1John 4:10 
7. 1. Inthisislove,notthatwelovedGod,butthatHelovedusandsent His Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins. 
8. C. Jesus - the manifestation of the desire of God toward us 1. SongofSolomon7:10 
9. a) I [am] my beloved's, And his desire [is] toward me. 
10. A Case Study–what does God desire? A. John 4 
11. B. He is seeking worshippers 
12. Desperate women - no need to play hard to get with Him A. Throw yourself at Jesus 
13. B. Be codependent with Him C. Be insecure without Him