I agree with you...and Dave, I am glad to see you write that...in times past I took your posts to blankly say that you did never 'hear' anything from our Father.
Yes agree with the inner witness of His Spirit leading or confirming us.
You will say I am a mystic and maybe so...but "for me" I can be reading along in the word and suddenly a verse with jump out at me..and my inner witness leaps....He speaks in answer to, or in rebuke , or encouragement. That is Father speaking to me.
I used to read lots of Watchman Nee's books years ago.
He explained how he was lead...it was by the inner voice.
In a situation if he was aware of a rising of his spirit within...he went ahead moving forward in faith. If he was aware of a 'withdrawing' of his inner man and no witness of the Spirit..then he took that as a stop. And did not go ahead.
I kinda witness to his thoughts there.
Once, and once only...I had a real serious question that needed answering from God. For months I heard nothing, no direction..then one day I opened my bible for my daily morning reading at a place.
I then turned to do something...forget what..turned back and accidently knocked my bible...and right there a few verses "jumped out at me"..
Those verses addressed my question to the very letter. I am 100% convinced it was my Father.
I have actually heard the audible voice of the Lord...christmas eve 1975
Not sure I ever want to again...it was pretty scary. So loud it shook the house.
My husband did not hear or feel anything.
I know you have me marked as a nutter...but, what can I say