If you're suffering from depression, it's not because you're thinking of things as worse than they are, but because they are far worse than you imagine.
When at last you recognize your problems as unyieldingly insurmountable, then you may experience hope. When you come to understand the immeasurable degree to which you are destined for failure, you may reach a happy rest.
Jesus was raised from the dead. Imagine struggling with how to overcome death. What's your game plan? How badly will you feel like a screw up if you don't come back to life after 3 days? None right? That's crazy. Who comes back from the dead? Who will look down on you for staying dead? Nobody.
Well, stop feeling sorry for yourself: you're gonna be dead, and no one will think less of you for it. They might think of you less after a while though I guess. ;) Here's some good news: you're not dead yet! If being dead is clear accounts, then being alive is a bonus! I mean, one day your reputation will be that of a dead person. Who is so and so? Oh, they died.
You should be having a good triumphant laugh to yourself right now because you're better than dead. Is the pressure off? Are you free to live now, having the reality of your death? Try learning something new, and don't be afraid of messing up, at worst you'll be killed!
It gets better though. A cynic might accept his death and use that as a launching pad for productivity in life to some degree, but he'll never be at peace. He'll be a cynic. This is what's up: You don't have to stay dead, just ask Jesus.
