Why Am I Doing This?

There are some days I get a feeling and stop! I ask God, “Lord, what am I missing? Is there something I need to be doing that is escaping my attention?” I may not get an answer. I may not, still, see beyond my own plans. However, I have stopped long enough to realize God is working on me in His season, so I relax and just trust in Him. 

 

Why Am I Doing This?

 

What is there to life? 

I mow the grass, it grows, and I mow again.

What is there to gain.?

I clean the house, it gets dirty, and I clean once more.

From all my labor, what is there in store? 

I go to work, return home, sleep and repeat;

My life seems set into columns within a spreadsheet.

I draw a paycheck which seems to disappear within my hand;

I work for another, but it never goes toward what I planned.

What do I achieve? 

What in life do I weave? 

What is the aim if all stays the same?

Mowing, working, cleaning, cooking-

For something more, I am constantly looking.

What do I gain from my toil as I walk this earthly soil? 

These are only questions I ask about life’s task,

For I cannot fathom all that God has in store with every chore.

But I know within it all, God has a plan within my lifespan.

So, I’ll rejoice and enjoy my life-

its God gift to me;

I’ll just do my work, love God, and be carefree. 

 

Mary Crisp Jameson  2/1/2026

 

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV