pushing through when the smoke is thick.

There are a lot of Forrest fires out there right now,and its scary stuff~! I know that I am not in any danger of the fires, im no where near them, but i cant help feel the same fear.
I think "fire" is a means to an end, and there are other "means" out there that pose the same real threat as fire. before man, God allowed fires to clear the way for new growth,even today,the forest dept does the same, they set controlled fires (not whats happening now)For those of us that are not in control(none of us are!) The fear of losing everything and getting burned is a very real fear, just as real as it is when someone loses a job, or gets seriously ill and cant work. They are in danger of losing a lot. Every day can be stressful! sometimes the slightest thing can set us off on a crying tangent. The "smoke" is so thick, its hard to see the "son" in the sky thru it. but if we keep our focus on HIM whether we can see HIM or not, we will come out just fine.All the little "fires" in our lives that threaten our daily existence, are just that...little fires. Its hard for us to understand why and what God is trying to "clear out" to make way for new growth, but that is whats happening..When Chris and I decided to make some career changes, we knew that God was leading us there..what we were not sure about was how HOT the fire was gonna get on the journey to the "clearing".
Here is what we found..we need to ALWAYS carry water with us (The Word)to quench our thirst and protect from burns. the other important items..FAITH,HOPE AND LOVE..yeah that's right, i said it,and i meant it! When I felt the fire the other day and had a crying tangent, it was Chris who provided LOVE and HOPE in the form of a hug and encouraging words, to remind me of my FAITH! and the fact that I had NOT been drinking enough "water" was evident and that is why i felt so weak. CHRIST IS LIVING WATER! and is MORE important to LIFE then 32oz a day.
I hope that you were able to follow me through this allegoric blog. Sometimes i dont always make sense to anyone but myself. I am open for any feed back, let me know how YOU get thru the fires..how do YOU push thru the smoke to get to the clearing?