There is a back and forth. I remember before I went to the church I got saved at, I skipped one of the two times I could go. Then I had dreams of hell for the next week. So I went to church.
Another time, I posted something difficult on Facebook. I didn't want to, but God was telling me to. I did. Right after, a friend messaged me and asked to talk. Ends up he was dealing with the same thing. I guess I should say by now, I'm bi, I don't engage in it, and he's gay. He wanted help. It was really interesting because my friend found him after God told him to look for someone from New Jersey at a concert behind him. He was going to kill himself that night. He didn't. God intervened. And since then, he had seen some incredible things. And we got to chat. I helped him, we prayed, and that stuff. Later he tells me he's walking away from Christianity. That was it for him. He won't come back. He tasted, he saw and didn't want it.
Then we can tell countless stories about people who didn't have the opportunity like the above did. I remember reading this communist fighter saying he's glad there's no God because now he can be evil to his heart's delight. He's probably dead and in hell now. And then there are people we may consider good who are there.
Now, the point of all of this is, God showed up in some cases, but not others. In mine he did and the results were positive, my friend it didn't go so well for and still others bad. So, what can we determine about free will then? Well we don't really know. There is some for some, but others there isn't. So, if we can't know then why make a big deal about it? This is one of the mysteries that resides in heaven. Or, better yet, ask God. Maybe he'll reveal it to you here.