Dealing with Doubt

"Who hath gathered the wind in His fists? Who hath bound the waters in a garment?" (Proverbs 4:4). "And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship.... And He arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And He said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith?" (Mark 4:37-40).

Why are we fearful? Why do we doubt?
Our Savior is Lord of the storm.
Isn't it time that we figured that out,
Though increasingly, doubt is the norm?

Our Lord is the One who has gathered the wind
And is holding its force in His fist.
The waters are bound as a garment He pinned
By His power that none can resist.

At Jesus' command the tempest shall cease;
The wind and the sea shall be calm.
Why do we doubt then, since we have His peace,
And He is the theme of our Psalm?

Storms come and go, and they will reveal
Our measure of doubt or assurance.
So after the storm, let us prudently deal
With doubt that will hinder endurance.

So let us be rid of our doubt and deception,
Assured by our Lord on His throne,
And let us remember His power, perfection,
And pity for all of His own.