Surrender, Identity, and the Call Back to God with Yehuda HaLevi

Where in your life do you feel the quiet tug that tells you there is “more” — and what might be required of you to fully surrender to it?

Zsanell shares her testimony of being called by God, resisting that call, and ultimately surrendering through a wilderness season that reshaped her faith and identity.

This conversation with Yehuda HaLevi explores living by the Spirit instead of the flesh, healing from trauma, and trusting God’s timing. Inviting listeners to reflect on surrender, obedience, and what it truly means to walk in truth and love.


🧠 Main Topics Covered:

Answering the Call
Hearing God’s voice, resisting it, and returning in His perfect timing.

The Wilderness Season
Why seasons of confusion, pain, and isolation often precede spiritual clarity and purpose.

Flesh vs. Spirit
Understanding the difference between living from desire and living from divine guidance.

Identity, Trauma, and Healing
How unhealed wounds shape identity — and why healing is essential to receiving God’s love.

Surrendering Control
Letting go of personal timelines, expectations, and ego to align with God’s will.

The Fruits of the Spirit
What it actually looks like to live out love, patience, gentleness, and self-control

Love Through Discipline
Reframing correction, pruning, and hardship as expressions of divine love.

Living as the Light
Every interaction as a divine appointment — choosing kindness, truth, and humility daily.


Connect with guest Yehuda HaLevi:
Shells and Shadows Podcast on Spotify
Shells and Shadows Instagram:   / shelllsandshadows  
Yehuda Halevi Instagram:   / yudahalevi