What is the will of God for my life?

"What is the will of God for my life" is a common question but it is not a good one. I have had many discussions around that question, but it is a flawed question and can only lead to a flawed answer. It is flawed because the focus is on the wrong place. It is about me and my life and my future. That is a legitimate concern, of course, but the real question to concern ourselves with first of all is, "What is God's will?" Not His will for me, but His will--period! There the focus is on God, His interests, His will, His agenda, His purpose on the bigger scale than how it affects just me. His personal will for my life may only be found in the context of His general will of which we are privileged to be a part. When someone joins a new company, in order for their own personal job description to make sense, they must first ask the bigger questions: What is the company doing? What are its objectives? How does it measure success? It is only in that context that a personal job description has proper meaning.
-- Charles Price