I hope this answer finds you in time. Please take time and watch WATCH THIS VIDEOTransform by Zack Arias. Please make sure you watch it completely. It starts off as a joke.
EVERY photographer experiences creativity block, artist block or whatever you want to call it. Most artists are lost in a sense.
And that's OKAY!
One way I get out of the funk: I just stop consuming information and start thinking/creating. Whatever is on my mind. Be in love with the process not with the technical stuff. It's about communication. What do you want to communicate?