not because you saw signs

A friend decided to emulate Gideon and put the Lord to sign-making work. I'm all for confirming the Lord's leading on your life to ensure that you aren't twisting the desires of your own heart into something divine. I'm also all for sign-searching as it attunes you to the active hand of God in your life.

Big concern: that you have no idea how to set out a fleece or read a wet fleece.

In Luke4, Christ tells liar not to put Him to the test. Now all of the Malachi fans point to 3:10 and say what about this. Well, the Lord has no problems with you testing His eternal faithfulness in keeping promises. But the Lord won't be tested as some rag doll we can manipulate whenever we wish to force issues in our lives. He's not a magic eight ball. Make sure that fleece you're laying down is something He wants you to do. No point in asking for a sign if His response is "Seriously? What did I just say to you yesterday?"