What's the Point?

So, you go through the day, doing the things that are expected of you and getting a lot of stuff done.  But do you ever find yourself asking at the end of the day,

What's the point?

I often do.

What's the point in my doing a job that anyone else could do just as well?
What's the point of this task that bores me to death?  Is it even important that it gets done?
What's the point in doing the same mundane thing every day if you don't even enjoy it?
What's the point in going to college if you're just going to work for minimum wage?

I ask myself all of those questions--almost every day.  But those are just the surface questions.  What's the point? is a more cynical form of the root questions.

Why?  What is the purpose of this task?

If there is no purpose to the task, why in the world do we continue doing it?

So the first question is a counter-productive grinding of one's mental wheels to the point of exhaustion and a subtle, lingering discontent.  The second group of questions serve us well in organizing our lives.  But there are a couple of deeper questions that provide even more insight and a guide to prioritizing our lives.

What did God create me to do?

Now, this question I find difficult to answer.  There are so many little things I can do.  There are so many big things I could do if I knew that I should and prepared myself to do them.  Perhaps to others it will seem like over-analysis or a morbid level of self-focus, but I often ask myself the follow question:

What is the purpose that I am still alive?

Sometimes, I have a clear answer in mind.  Sometimes, I can only wonder at the reasons for my existence that are present in God's mind.  But the question always reminds me of a few important truths that must guide my life, goals, and priorities.

God created me for some special purpose.
Since I am alive, it is evident that I have not yet fulfilled His purpose for my life.
It is important to pursue God's will for my life, especially that thing only I can do.

What is the thing that you must do because God created you to fulfill His purposes by doing it?

(And yes, this is a lifelong question.  Please do not expect to answer it fully in one night.  If you could, you would probably have already accomplished it.  And you would probably also already be dead by now.)

But if you have even the tiniest inkling what a part of that purpose might be, I would love to hear it!