In the lower story, there is chaos, storms, struggles, sickness, and even imprisonments. The Christian realizes, that above all this there is an upper story. God has a plan before time that will continue after this version of earth, and He uses the upper story to administrate the lower story; everything in the lower story is fitting into a perfect plan. We may not understand it, but like Paul, we can say this is for God's glory, and it's ultimately going to work out for good. While we're challenged and occasionally discouraged, we do not despair. We don't give up. We hang in there and in the process, God fashions us for His glory.
