Restoration process

God is in the process of restoration in people's lives.  He accomplishes this during hard times or tragedy in people's lives and also uses this time period to help us grow in him.
God exiled the people of Jerusalem and Judah for 70 years because of their sins and praise of idols and not of God.  He used that to make them realize how much they needed to depend on him.
The theme of restoration is discussed throughout Isaiah and the book of Jeremiah.  In verse 30:18, God says "I will restore the fortunes of Jacob's tents and have compassion on his dwellings; the city will be rebuilt on her ruins, and the palace will stand in its proper place."  In Isaiah 49:8-9, God says this about the his restoration of Israel and Judah, "In the time of my favor I will answer you, and in the day of salvation I will help you; I will keep you and make you to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances, to say to the captives, "Come out," and to those in darkness, "Be free!"
In Jeremiah 29:11-14, God reminds the people that he has a plan and wants the people to have a future.  This hardship is just something God is to make the people realize their utter dependence and need for God during this time.
God calls us as Christians in the 21st century to serve the oppressed and those that need a restoration process in their lives.  Restoration can take place anywhere in anyone's life we just have to recognize someone who is in need of it.
It is a slow process that takes place through a time a patience and waiting.  It is also a time when we realize that we need to pick ourselves back up from our feet and trust God with our life.  It is then we can remind ourselves that he is the only thing that bring us through any hardship in life.