Jeremiah 33:10-11
"This is what the LORD says: [of the uninhabitable Jerusalem, post-Babylonian-siege] 'You say about this place, "It is a desolate waste, without men or animals." Yet in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted, inhabited by neither men nor animals, there will be heard once more the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD, saying, "Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good; his love endures forever." For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,' says the LORD."
There is no situation where God cannot choose to plant fruitful life. Every resource is at his disposal {and lack of resources is clearly not an obstacle to a God who created a universe out of nothing in the first place}.
Nor is barrenness/tragedy an indicator of the likelihood of his intent to produce future flourishing.
Therefore, no matter how bleak things look, there is actually never biblically-based reasoning for lack of hope for the eventual restoration of a person or circumstance.
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