They definitely can work, and that is due to tge strength and clarity of your emotion, intent etc as others mentioned. I petitioned Lilith the other day and had a bunch of synchronicity since.
I think you can get something from this https://forum.becomealivinggod.com/t/how-to-get-results-that-astound-you-sphere-of-influence-vs-relationship-to-outcome/54673?u=lucidus_troisieme