Putting out a fleece (asking God for a sign) is not inherently wrong but carries dangers of presumption and heart projection.

Mike recounts Gideon's fleece (Judges 6): Gideon asks for supernatural confirmation to verify God's call to deliver Israel. He disagrees with Voddie Baucham's position that using a fleece today is akin to witchcraft. He distinguishes Gideon's situation (God already spoke; Gideon wanted identity confirmation) from modern Christians wrestling with ordinary decisions. He shares a personal fleece: praying nobody show up to a worship set as a sign to shift ministry — nobody came, and it did lead him to youth ministry. He also cites a reckless example: someone fleece-praying over a romantic relationship with ambiguous signs that proved wrong. Key dangers: you cannot force God to answer; hearts can project desires onto God; fleeces can bypass the responsibility God gives us to make wise choices. Growing conviction: God often wants to teach us how to choose wisely rather than to make choices for us.