Correct me if I am wrong, for IFR plan, the ATC will guide you along the way. However, I don't get any instructions...I usually Request IFR Clearance before take off and the ATC tells me to fly runway heading at certain altitude. After that, I get no instructions at all, I have to use my GPS to fly the correct route. Basically, I have to recreate the IFR plan when I am near the destination and then I will start to get landing instructions.I usually do Flight Following along the way but get no direction information, just acknowledgement.Also, for cruising altitude, I changed it in the Flight Planner, but the ATC is still using the default auto generated altitude.