You might see hundreds of Christians hungering for the Word, and they listen and say, “What beautiful truths, what clear doctrines, what beautiful expositions of God’s Word!” and yet they do not get helped one bit; or they get helped for two or three weeks, and the blessing passes away.
Yep, I've seen many like that and it always breaks my heart and frustrates me. I feel like it's my fault, like I somehow missed something that would have made a difference.