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God's will IS done. God's will is ALWAYS done. All men will be saved just like our Lord will draw all men to Himself (John 12:32).

Joh 10:25 Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name bear witness about me,

Joh 10:26 but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep.

Joh 10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

Every sheep will hear our Shepard's voice. Those who are not our Lord's sheep will not hear His voice. It's that simple. So all men who God has chosen or appointed will be saved. So all men who God has chosen or appointed will hear the Shepard's voice. You can understand this no other way. Otherwise carried to a flawed conclusion you'll end up with 1) God is not omnipotent, 2) the books of John, Romans and 2/3 of the Old Testament becomes "irrelevant" or "a mystery", or 3) a doctrine of purgatory.

God has mercy upon certain people. Why is a complete and utter mystery because none of us deserves it. Christians only need to look around and ask themselves why Joe next door doesn't see God and they do? It's like the guards on the Damascus road who could see the light of God but ONLY Paul could hear the voice of God. If God wanted ALL men to be saved wouldn't that have been a perfect opportunity? Why could only Paul hear the voice?

While this view might seem harsh to some, Christians need to understand the implications. God is in total control. God will save those who He has mercy on according to His grace. All we do is abide in Christ being faithful to preaching the word and good works. We may see thousands saved or we may see no one. We don't need to be in a "numbers" game because God will draw all men to Himself-those that are His sheep. Whether we see anyone come to God through our preaching doesn't matter. God just wants us to be faithful to Him.