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The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 2Peter3:9 ..., it sounds like God wants all to come to repentance, not just certain individuals chosen above others, but ALL.

True, but not all repent. The power to repent must be granted to us by God:

2Ti_2:25 correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,

Act_11:18 When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, "Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life."

Why God grants the power to repent to some and not others is a mystery left to His divine will. So while God wants all to repent, we all don't repent simply because He doesn't make it happen; not because He's given up His sovereignty.

BTW-You may wish to look up the word "Gee".

If we leave it to the sovereignty of God, then it is possible the sovereignty of God looks at choice and before time selects those who have responded to Him. He then ensures their selection of Him by opening their hearts. "Those He foreknew He predestined."

Or it could be something else entirely unknown to us.

I was picking which sweet corn plants to thin in my garden the other day. I did have a rough guidance of 8 inches apart or so, but pretty regularly I'd choose two side by side strong plants over the one 8 inches apart.

Why? It just felt right to me.