1 and 2 Maccabees is in the Biblical canon of every non-Protestant body, be it Rome, the Eastern Orthodox, all the Oriental Orthodox, and even the Church of the East. Some heretics thought they felt the Holy Spirit in writing heretical works like the Gospel of Thomas and reading them. Canonization or divine inspiration is not decided upon based on personal feelings. Men and not the Christ’s Church made the Protestant canon based in the very thing your employing now, personal feelings and preferences.