You must be consecrated to God for kingdom principles to work effectively in your life. Consecration, or "setting yourself apart for God's use and purposes," is one element in the foundation of prosperity. You must remove all sin from your life in order for God to prosper you.

When you choose to hold on to unforgiveness toward others, you purposely place yourself in a position NOT to receive forgiveness and answered prayers from God. But when you follow the example of Christ Jesus and forgive others, no matter what the wrong was, God forgives you and cleanses you from unrighteousness so that you can escape the guilt, condemnation and fear associated with sin. It enables you to walk in your righteousness unhindered.

During the 50s, the popular television game show, “To Tell The Truth, pitted the real against the perceived. The basic premise of the show consisted of a panel of four celebrities correctly identifying a contestant (a "central character") from a choice of three possibilities; members of a "team of challengers." One of the contestants normally held an unusual occupation, or had done something noteworthy, and it is this person whom the panel had to attempt to identify. Two of the people would tell lies, while the real person had sworn "to tell the truth”… 

When Jesus began His earthly ministry, the Gospels tell us that He came preaching the Kingdom of God as defined in Luke 4:18. The Gospel, or the Good News, is intended to bring hope, encouragement and expectation to a people otherwise facing constant oppression from external forces. But Jesus spoke the language of the Kingdom of God, and without spiritual ears to hear, it is impossible to hear, and to be converted (to God’s way of thinking and living).