Could I convince you to be negative for a few seconds? Think about a couple of past choices that you’re not very proud you made. Were these decisions based on God’s word and scriptural principles? Both of us probably know the answer, right? While positive feelings come and go, residual consequences of some kind linger forever. As the inventor of both reason and emotion, our Creator blesses us with joy as a consequence of following biblical truth. But how do we navigate based on principle? How do we live according to mission, not mood?