a) All major directional moves that come through journaling should be confirmed by your counselors before you act upon them.
"There is safety in a multitude of counselors" (Proverbs 11:14b)
b) Test it against the Word of God
ACT 17:11 "Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true."
1TH 5:20-21 "Test all things; hold fast what is good"