From the “He Gets Us” sermon helps: “The Roman Stoic Philosopher Seneca is not wrong with this statement: ‘He suffers more than is necessary, who suffers before it is necessary.’”— Seneca Anxiety whispers, “What if? What if I won’t have what I need?” Jesus gets us—he knows what worries us. He speaks the beautiful and comforting words: “Your heavenly Father knows that you need them.” He also knows us better than that—he knows the quiet yearnings of our hearts. We are more complex creatures than just animals searching for food and shelter. We want to be loved. We want to be valued. Anxiety whispers: “What if? What if I’m not important? What if I’m not cared about?” God knows. Jesus answers by asking, “Are you not much more valuable than they?” “Will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith?” Of course, you are valued. Of course, you are cared for. But he knows us even better than that. God knows that what we need more than anything else is his kingdom and his righteousness. And this is what he has given in Christ.