Overcomers
First step is to judge self, not others. We are accountable for our own actions, and not the actions of others, that is, we are to develop a sensitivity to our own sin, and to respond to the present situation as a new creature in Christ ( Matt. 7:5 ; 1 Pet. 3:9 ; Ezek. 18:20 ).
Thought 1
Since the 1st Adam failed to overcome Satan, God allows Satan to remain on earth for us to finish the job. Man opened the door for Satan to reign on earth, it is up to man to cast him out. Jesus condemned sin in our corrupt nature to deal with the sin issue. Reckoning ourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus, we are now emboldened to confront Satan.
Sin is not the issue but our responses to the temptations, the emotions of sin, that impacts upon our senses and into our thought processes. This is what we overcome: the evil tendencies that dwell within. Submitting to God, we are now enabled to resist and say 'no' to these emotions, and say 'yes' to the Holy Spirit. At this point we become overcomers by giving no foothold to the enemy in our thoughts, speech and actions; but instead cast him out and put him under foot as originally commanded ( Gen. 1:28 ; Eph. 4:22-24,26 ; James 4:6-8 ; Rev. 3:21 ).
God Lovers
All that was done to us, and all that we have done to others, the pains and sorrows of life, God will intervene and rearrange all things to our advantage provided we do two things: obey His commandments, and live according to His purposes for our lives by being conformed to His Son ( Luke 9:23-24 ; Rom. 8:28-29 ; Col. 1:10 ).
Therefore, we are to change our focus from self to God, by loving Him in our minds, our emotions, our memories, and our wills. Our biblical responses to our neighbor and to the offenses of life provide the proof that we are loving God ( John 14:21 ; 1 Pet. 3:9-15 ; Matt. 22:36-40 ; Luke 6:27-38 ).
Thought 2
We judge ourselves by the 'love' factor. The first thing that love is, is patience. Impatience separates us from God, from self, from neighbor. "Impatience is a form of self-indulgence, and has its roots in the sovereignty of self... This ego-centric attitude severs our link with God... Patience is a life centered in Christ. He who has patience abides in Truth. The impatient man submits to the bondage of the moment... And the ups and downs of life challenge the pursuit of constancy and perseverance... Holy patience embodies an ultimate act of our surrender to God, a status of consummate self-possession. Only in the measure that we have surrendered our inmost being to God, do we possess ourselves." ( Luke 21:19 ). [11][Hildebrand1]
To the extent and degree we love as God loves determines the extent and degree we are overcoming Satan in this battle of wills - God or the devil's ( 1 Cor. 13:4-8 ).
Word Knowledge
" The Word of God must abide in a person for a person to know God in a personal way. To 'abide' means that the word of God must not only be allowed to come into a person's mind and heart, it must be grasped and clung to. 'Abiding' means the Word of God...
living, moving, ruling, and reigning in a person's life and heart.
stirring and convicting, and challenging a person.
leading to confession, repentance, growth, maturity.
teaching love, compassion, forgiveness, goodness, and just behavior.
causing one to believe and trust God's Son, Jesus Christ, as his Savior and Lord." (Quoted from [14][Leader1].)
Goal
Our Lord took on flesh and bones - the human nature - that through the Cross, we may be translated from the earthly to the spiritual realm. No longer in the image of man after the fall, but now in the image of God as originally planned before the fall, we proceed to the 'high calling of Christ Jesus' ( Gen. 1:26 ; Rom. 6:3-6 ; Rom. 8:29 ; Phil. 3:12 ; Col. 1:13 ).
Accordingly, it is our responsibility to attain to this level of being in our souls by identifying, locating, and eradicating the residuals of our fallen nature residing in our souls ( Eph. 4:22-24 ). This is a lifelong process dedicated to purifying the intellect, the memories, the emotions, and the wills to equip us to love as God loves ( 2 Cor. 7:1 ).