Response to Miracles in פרשת וירא

An interesting theory from Jordana Wietschner:

Maybe the reason Hashem answered Lot's prayers and not Avraham's was because Hashem was afraid that if He didn't answer Lot, Lot would stop believing in Him. This was certainly not the case with Avraham because Hashem knew Avraham would continue to believe in Him no matter what and would recognize that although Hashem did not comply with this one request, He was still there.

Perhaps Hashem wanted to keep Lot's support

1- so Avraham would have a family and mortal support system, or

2- I would like to think that anyone who believes in Hashem, especially at that time, and was around Avraham, also believes in certain values like chessed.

Even if Lot wasn't a vital player in the continuity of Bnei Yisrael or spreading monotheism, he might still be able to influence those around him with the positive values he picked up from Avraham. He definitely wasn't as good as Avraham at practicing these values, but he was probably better than a lot of the people who lived at this time. Even though Lot couldn't get people to believe in Hashem, he might have somehow impacted the people around him to become better or at least realize there was such a value as chessed, which is also an important role.

I think this logic can be expanded to the second point as well. According to the Ramban, the objective of miracles is to prove to man that Hashem is present in this world. He also believes that everything that happens in this world is a miracle, and it is our job to see that. If this is true, the avot didn't need miracles! They knew Hashem was here and were able to see him in their everyday lives. Lot, on the other hand, was not at the same level as the avot. If Hashem didn't show Lot that He was here and controlling this world, maybe Lot would have stopped believing in Him. Especially at this point in Lot's life, when he might be tempted to stop believing in God, did God have to reveal Himself in a miracle to Lot so he would recognize God and continue believing in His existence. Throughout the rest of Bereshit, Hashem's people were able to recognize His presence in this world without any "miracles". They were able to recognize that everything was a miracle and an act of God. Not until later in Shemot, after Beni Yisrael were in Egypt for a long time, and did not see God as clearly anymore, did He have to reveal Himself to them in a miracle.