Seeking Strength: Recent Episodes
Daniel Lesley, Zachary Dexter
Weekly episodes are being released on Saturday. Hosts Dan Lesley and Zac Dexter explore their need for God in all things and how to best steward their time with Him, family, and growing businesses.
Dan is a lifelong Christian with experience running technology-related companies. His current venture is Aeous Technology, specialising in building and maintaining crypto mining rigs at scale. Dan's revelation from God relates to stewarding each day in the Lord with The 5 Rs.
Zac is new to faith in Christianity and has been operating his main project, an NDIS financial intermediary and therapy service provider ISM, since 2017. Zac also co-leads and manages, Beth-Biri, an innovative community not-for-profit in West End Brisbane.
Zac and Dan have found themselves in similar seasons of business life where their need for God has called them to be faithful and seek the strength that only God can give through reverent-fear in Him.
This podcast is about their journey to living fully in God's plan by following The 5 Rs approach to living a fruitful life with God every season!
This is a bonus episode where Zach and Dan spoke at length after Ep 17 about 'Dining at the Enemy's table' and what that means in Newage Spirituality.
Zach and Dan discuss how intimacy with God can come down to asking, talking, and praying to God. They discuss how talking with God is something that can become complacent but how there is such a desire from God for us just to tell Him what we want.
Zach and Daniel discuss what it was like spending a week playing video games together and how that impacted Zac specifically. They spoke about addiction, obsession, and what are healthy priorities.
Zach and Dan discuss their fast and how encouragement is key to healthly community and lifestyle changes. They go on to talk about how God speaks and redirects them on their journey with Him.
Dan and Zach discuss how God is directing their lives and how surrender to His Holy Spirit can lead to more freedom and potentially guide us to enter His Kingdom through our obedience to Him.
Dan and Zach put together some bonus content to reflect on their current stages in both business and how they approach their current circumstances relating to crypto.
It was a challenging week for Dan and Zac when it came to the 5 Rs. Busy schedules lead to breaking their fast early. Zac reflects on his broken relations from before he was a Christian. They discuss transforming their lives and how God works on their hearts to lead them through their obedience.
Dan and Zach go deep on what it means to obey God before sacrificing to Him in this week's podcast. After a troublesome week where distractions precede the 5 R's, the two reflect on what God has called them to do.
After an intense week following the 5 R's, Zach and Dan see the fruits of discipline. They discuss how consistency leads to freedom in their daily lives and how that relates to slavery to righteousness, dreaming, and pornography.
After several weeks off due to illness and jet lag, Zach and Dan are back together for their latest round of conversations and reflection on the 5R's and what results from following this discipline in their lives.
Zac and Dan discuss family as Zac reflects on his trip to visit his in-laws in Austria. This was the first time Zac met his in-laws in person, and he loved catching the way they do family. Dan reflects on the challenges that life throws at him and how this affects his discipline in the 5Rs.
Note that Zac is calling in from Austria, and we apologise for the lack of audio qaulity.
Seeking from afar, Zac and Dan discuss the 5R's, dreams, imagination, and intimacy while Zac is visiting his in-laws in Austria for the first time.
Note that Zac is calling in from Austria, and we apologise for the lack of audio qaulity.
Daniel and Zac discuss the breakthroughs and challenges that arose from their 3-week Daniel Fast and how it has changed their lifestyles and mindsets.
We apologise for the late posting of this episode. However, expect back to back eps this week!
Dan and Zac reflect on two weeks following the 5 R's (Rise; Run; Ravish; Read; Rest) and a Daniel Fast. They discuss the challenges of a radical change in lifestyle and the benefits of setting positive habits in their lives.
Dan and Zac recount their optimism and challenges from the first week of following the 5Rs.
Zac and Dan talk about busyness, time management, and resting as small business owners.
Zac and Dan recount their realisation of being in similar business seasons and their deep desire to put God first amid busy work-life commitments.