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Amnon became so obsessed with Tamar that he became ill. She was a virgin, and Amnon thought he could never have her.
2 Samuel 13:2

What dominates my thoughts will eventually direct my actions.

• Amnon was single-minded, obsessed with the wrong thing: Tamar.
• Absalom was single-minded, obsessed with the wrong thing: Amnon.

Believers should also be single-minded, obsessed with the right thing:

• Our relationship with God.
• The study of His Word.
• Life surrendered to the Holy Spirit.

Obsessed: Strong’s 3334
distressed, straitened in straits, vexed, irritated; annoyed, tossed about as waves.

Obsession
the domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea,

Obsession can:

• Drive me to be part of something that I never thought possible.
• Direct me to think things I would never thought of thinking.

This is evidenced in both Amnon and Absalom. AND, this is can be true of anyone who is rightly obsessed with the right things.

• Our relationship with God.
• The study of His Word.
• Life surrendered to the Holy Spirit.

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Absalom named his daughter Tamar.

He had three sons and one daughter. His daughter’s name was Tamar, and she was very beautiful.
2 Samuel 14:27

An excellent, Biblical resource for anyone dealing with the trauma of rape is Hidden Joy in Dark Corner by Wendy Blight.