fairchild,
back when I was confused, I prayed and prayed for God or Jehovah to show me the way. I was pregnant and I just had to know if maybe my little one would be better off raised a JW.
Well, no one knocked on my door immediately, but to make a long story short, I started getting support from so many people. It was like people came out of the woodwork to support me. My parents refused to help me out at all with the pregnancy, unless I "came back to Jehovah." I even considered going back for a minute.
But when I looked at where all the support was coming from, all non-JW's, I knew I made the right choice never going back. I could see that if I went back, I would be missing out on the friendship and support of so many people that I needed.
On the other hand, if my parents had been extremely accepting and supportive and open-minded, I might have made a different decision.
So my point is, maybe the support I got wasn't the answer to my prayers, but rather listening to my inner voice and common sense. These people are praying for answers and to them this is the answer they are praying for and going with for the time being.