We all are great and special in this life.... .

Ofcourse, there are great and special people, but without our CREATOR making them great and special they are nothing, or as the scripture says: "we are counted less than nothing". So, even though you maybe great and special person, it's not right to say I'm great and special unless by giving glory to the ONE who made the boater great and special. According to the scripture we should only boast in CHRIST.
There are parts of the scripture where it's written that people will become boastful and some will say I'm Christ, even though true Christians could qualify as Christs in human flesh... What is wrong with that is saying it boastfully, in prideful manner or the elevation of one self instead of being elevated by the CREATOR. So, it's the slaves rather than the free (true Christains) who will boast, which is why the scripture warns against the increase in boasting in the last days
Why do evil people have so much power at times? look at 1 John 1 for the wording that says, "not for our sins only, but also for the sins of the whole world."
Everybody uses the materials of life that Jesus strengthened when He conquered Satan in His death and resurrection. If they use it for evil, God still directs it, because "As high as the heavens are above the earth, so are my thoughts higher than your thoughts, and my ways above your ways."
In this life, all people are treated by God as though they were in the resurrection. All are saved for this life while they exist. The Judgement will show who is saved for eternal life. But in this life, "give us today our daily bread" exists for all. St. Paul writes that God show His goodness even on those who don't recognize Him.
This does not mean that the prayers of believers are not heard. God simply is love, and the things that man does cannot turn God from being love. In fact, it is the unbelief of the unbelievers that will cause them to be destroyed in the Judgement. God will simply give them what they asked for.
On the cross, the one thief asked Jesus to remember him in His Kingdom. Jesus said wording like, "Today you will be with me in Paradise." That's for all of the believers. At the time of their death here, Jesus causes them all (believers) to be taken to be with Him in Paradise... which is a fun holding-place until the time of the Judgement at the last day.
