For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren: and whom he foreordained, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
Romans 8:27 and he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to [the will of] God.
Romans 8:28 And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, [even] to them that are called according to [his] purpose.
Romans 8:29 For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:
Romans 8:30 and whom he foreordained, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God [is] for us, who [is] against us?
Romans 8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?
The verse centers on "called", "conformed to the image of his Son", "image of his Son", "firstborn among many brethren", "justified", "glorified", "foreknew", and "foreordained". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "conformed to the image of his Son", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 28's "And we know that to them that..." into verse 31's "What then shall we say to these...", so "called" and "conformed to the image of his Son" belong inside that flow. In The Spirit's Help and God's Purpose, the local focus is life in the Spirit, intercession, God's providence, and conformity to Christ.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "conformed to the image of his Son" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.