No one told me it could be this exciting and fun. The worst advice I got from fellow searchers was that it was God speaking when my stomach rolled or when fear gripped my mind and heart. I have found that to be a very poor guide. The signal of God's communication is joy and settledness, not fear and agitation. God is love.
Perfect love casts out fear.
A leading borne out of fear may have the correct content, but it is not of the right spirit until it rises with the joy borne of love and trust. For me, fear is a sign I am still not aligned with God's heart in this matter. I wish someone had told me that God rarely gives one person the entire truth, the entire perspective. We are all recipients of pieces and part of God's communications. We each hold precious parts of the jigsaw puzzle.