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It would appear you are not listening, lol.
Let me try this: The scripture says that the Spirit that dwells within us yearns or longs with envy. The Greek word used is ἐπιποθεῖ. It is used elsewhere of Paul longing to see the believers in Rome again (Romans 1:11), and of longing to be clothed upon with our heavenly bodies (2 Corinthians 5:2). Paul also used it of likewise longing to again see the Corinthians, Philippians, and Thessalonians (2 Corinthians 9:14, Philippians 1:8, Philippians 2:26, 1 Thessalonians 3:6). Peter used it in an analogy that we should long for the word like infants longing for milk (1 Peter 2:2). And as Liddell-Scott states, it carries the sense of "to feel the want of" something that is being "missed" (P.652).
The Greek word used here is not the ordinary Greek word for simply to "desire" something. That word is ἐπιθυμέω. The Greek word ἐπιποθεῖ expresses a longing or yearning for something that one does not have, which implies a lack or need, and it is spoken of here in this verse in reference to the Holy Spirit.
Absolutely God loves us, and it is the perfect love of a holy and perfect God Who is Creator, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, and Omniscient.
Was He lonely before He created us?
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