My Simple Prayers
One Woman’s God Stories Initiated by Simple Prayers
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Where do I begin? Humbled by the insights I have learned and the miracles I have experienced leading to the writing of this book. I cannot wait to share many of my amazing stories of being led by The Almighty, all sparked by a simple prayer. But before I dig in, I want to give you some background information about me. Here we go.
My name is Karen Jensen Langsam. I am the daughter of a dedicated and gifted chiropractor, Harry W. Jensen, and a brave and adventurous woman, Joan P. Jensen. As I affectionately called them, Joan and Harry were married until death did they part. Before my dad went to be with the LORD, my parents raised six humans. They are all beautiful on the inside and the outside. I have had the privilege of “bringing up the caboose.” Presently, Joan faithfully prays for her ever-growing family, including twenty-one grandchildren and currently ten great-grandchildren with more on the way.
My incredible husband of three decades, Andy, has enjoyed the blessing of raising five amazing people with me. We have three girls and two boys. The birth order is staggered; girl, boy, girl, boy, girl. A few years after I retired from the business world, the Lord put on my heart to educate our children at home. My mother lovingly helped me teach all five of our children for twelve and a half years. I am not superwoman. Without a lot of additional help over the years, I could not have accomplished what the Lord had put on my heart to do. Currently, our youngest is in a brick-and-mortar school. You will get to know us in the following pages as I share some of my God stories with you. My desire is that you get to know Jesus and fall deeply in love with Him through these stories and biblical truths, which I have learned along the way. I have no experience as an author, but I have spent a lot of time in His Word and in prayer. These pages are a labor of love and an act of obedience.
I diligently began working on My Simple Prayers, when God called me to write this book in October of 2013. Then, two serious health trials put this book on the back burner. The second health trial took my eyes off the prize. Thankfully, God is faithful even when we are not. Finally, in offering it to you, I hope to bring Him glory through these crazy, amazing stories and prayers. Though they happened to me, they are truly His stories. I share them and much more because you never know who will pray for you and encourage you to return to your first love, Jesus. Someone you are praying for right now may be the person God Almighty uses to rebuke you gently. Someone you are praying for right now may be the person Adonai uses to drive you to the hospital. Someone you are praying for right now may become your child’s in-loves (in-laws). Someone you are praying for right now may become a mighty man or woman of God serving in ministries across the globe. You never know how full circle Jehovah may go in answering your prayers for others, which later becomes a blessing to you—a tapestry of grace.
I pray you will be as inspired as I have and want to jump right into this amazing journey of life with the best friend you could ever have, the Creator of the Universe.
With much love from Him,
Karen
Karen Langsam is one of the most loving, Godly women that has crossed my path in well over a decade and a half. The book, My Simple Prayers, is Karen’s oath to God fulfilled. I have been an enlightened witness to her tests of faith, her incredible ability to cling to the grace, faithfulness, and mercy of the LORD and to seeing her be a strong victor in Him rather than a victim. It personifies Revelation 12:11.
Called to write this book by the LORD, she has been obedient, enduring, not only in telling her story and sharing her prayers, but by building on Scriptural Word and Biblical Truth. Like the ocean is made up of millions of drops of water, Karen’s simple prayers fill the golden bowls of prayers before God’s throne, Revelation 5:8. Those prayers are poured out in loving answers for you, me, and anyone that this saint prays for in His timing!
I believe this book will be a blessing to you and will lead your soul to a stronger walk with God. When I read it, I heard Karen’s fun, engaging voice and pure intent pour out onto the pages. This book is for everyone. Be sure to read this book and use the accompanying All-Inclusive Workbook to strengthen a more loving walk with or return to your Savior. I endorse it fully and pray it goes far and wide. This is all for His glory!
Dr. Dolores Jacoby
Light of Life, John 8:12 Project Center for Healing
Port Townsend, Washington
I have known Karen for nearly 23 years, and I have never met anyone with a bigger heart for Jesus! She is connected to and filled by the Holy Spirit. Her faith is real. Karen is sincere and her purpose is quite clear – to obey God and share the good news. She wrote My Simple Prayers because of God’s calling on her heart, and He has led her every step of the way, providing the words to say, the people to help, and even the ministries who will benefit. God is using Karen in a mighty way through these astounding stories of simple heartfelt prayers. As you read, you will see the many ways God responds by healing, protecting, blessing, correcting, and saving. Karen references scripture throughout the My Simple Prayers - All-Inclusive Workbook and gives the reader and in-depth study of the Word. You will enjoy this book and be forever changed because of it. It will certainly lead you to a fuller and richer prayer life.
Stacy Howdeshell
Houston, Texas
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About the Book
In 2005, Karen and Andy moved to Florida and later began the journey of home educating their five children. In 2010, by the grace of God, the entire family, including all the pets, escaped at midnight from their burning home. A few years after that life-altering experience, Karen became deathly ill and was misdiagnosed with stage IV Lymphoma. Once the Lord healed her through faith, prayer, and non-traditional medicine, the Lord laid on her heart to write My Simple Prayers.
The book was written out of obedience to the Lord to share 31 of her “God stories.” The stories are all true and inspirational showing the hand of God working miracles in the life of this modern-day woman. Additionally, she wrote an accompanying workbook designed to teach others the lessons she learned through those amazing God stories.
About the Author
Karen Jensen Langsam is the wife of Andy and the mother of five amazing children, ranging in age from 18 to 28. She currently leads the prayer ministry, Parents In Prayer and Service (PIPS), at Saint Edward’s School, leads a discussion group in the women’s ministry, and serves with her youngest daughter in the children’s ministry, both at Calvary Chapel in Vero Beach. Karen has her degree in Finance with an emphasis in Accounting, Computer Science, and Economics. After graduation from college, she worked at First National Bank of Chicago, then at IBM in their manufacturing sector, and later at BMC Software in their Open System Sales, an emerging new market.
When the Lord got her attention in 1998, Karen moved from the professional world into her new passion of being a stay-at-home mom. Five family moves gave Karen the opportunity to use the gifts the Lord had given her to volunteer and minister in churches from Canada to Texas to Florida. Her love for others has been expressed through many roles, including serving on and leading prayer and evangelism teams, and many different small groups including a year-long discipleship program, implementing the Move-On Ministry, serving as a youth leader, and more. She is very thankful and always excited to jump in on what the Lord calls her to do —all for His glory.