Bible help.. what stories/figures relate to revelation of one's individual purpose or individual fulfillment of God's plan, or similar themes?

Asked by kevbo (25672) October 8th, 2009 from iPhone

I need to write a creative piece for a Christian audience, and I’m pretty sure I want to make it about an individual discovery of purpose and further connection to a broader context of the many individual purposes that exist and roll up to fulfilling God’s will or plan. What from the Bible can I tie this back to?

(The setting will be Lake Powell, so elements like water and erosion will also factor in.)