Under Estimating God

It is late and I am so tired, but I have got to share this story with you. This year I have been teaching the history remediation class for those students who have not passed the graduation exam. It has been taxing to say the least. Sometimes I think I have learned more than the kids. Anyway, right before the exam, I was totally exhausted and stressed to the max. And one night, Ran asked me how many did I expect to pass. I thought about it and said, I want all of them to pass, but I would feel accomplished if 5 passed--this is out of 15 total. So that night, I started praying for 5 to pass. I wanted all of them to make gains, but I only asked for 5. Well, the results came in yesterday and guess how many passed? 5! And 8 of them are within 10 points of passing! I was cracking up inside as they read over the results. And as I walked back to my "room" I laughed out loud and said "Thank you Lord!" And there in the silence of the hallway, he said "Why didn't you ask for more?" Then, I really began to laugh. Why had I only asked God for a small portion? B/c had I asked for all he would have provided that too! Basically it all came down to my inability to believe in the omnipotence of God. The God who created EVERYTHING...and I won't trust him with 15 kids! Isn't this so typical of our fleshly nature??