Revelation 3: 20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hears my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
In the effort to overcome lust, the one who may be struggling will have to earnestly seek God daily for grace to help in time of need. Trying to overcome by avoiding Bathsheba, or by gritting your teeth in self- denial will not give us the victory. In other words, to put it plainly, Christian men will fail miserably on this point, if the effort to overcome is engaged through sheer will power alone. It’s not a problem of will merely, it’s an issue of men dealing with who they are at their core.
Therefore, deliberate choices in resistance will need to be made, efforts in avoiding sights, and sounds of lust will also have to be made, and most of all, your prayer life must not be haphazard. Prayer, coupled together with the consistent study of the Bible will allow the Holy Spirit to habituate the mind to dwell on uplifting themes. If we were to stay the course with Christ, the problem eventually would be eliminated, for it is not the will of God for men to be continually bogged down with nagging problems.
[Patriarchs & Prophets pp 717] If one comes to lose sight of his entire dependence on God, and to trust to his own strength, he is sure to fall. Man is contending with foes who are stronger than he. It is impossible for us in our own strength to maintain the conflict; the tenor of the Bible is to inculcate distrust of human power and to encourage trust in divine power.
Revelation 3:21 To him that overcomes will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!