Devoted was my first conference since becoming a mother. When my friend, Jan invited me, I thought, “Why not? Maybe it’s time I spend some time learning more about God again.”

I still remember arriving and being struck by how beautiful the decorations were! Honestly, every detail was so thoughtful and intentional. You could tell the team had poured their hearts into it. First thing I did? Bought a T-shirt!

So—why Devoted?

As a mum to a little girl, I’ve become increasingly aware of how inconsistent the world’s definitions of womanhood and devotion can be. (Not that I follow the world—haha!) But seriously, I’ve realised how much I need God’s truth to shape what I believe, how I think, and how I feel—not culture or opinion.

At Devoted, I was reminded and reassured again that Jesus came to save and redeem. He has redeemed me—my whole being. And because of that, I am called to behold Him, to taste and see that the Lord is good.

I’m not “there” yet—but Devoted helped me realign my heart and devotion to Christ alone: the Wonderful Saviour who says in His Word that He is for me, and that while I was still a sinner, Christ died for me.

God used Devoted to reignite a deep desire for Him again. And one year later, I’m still singing these words:

“And if He has redeemed me, I am not my own
The measure of my worth is His love alone
He declares my standing, and He declares my state
So I will know myself by the name He gave
I belong to the Lord, oh, I am not my own.”

Praise be to God for His unfailing love.

At 70, I’m still learning. Still growing.

Devoted reminded me that being a woman devoted to God is something I can keep living out—at home, in church, or wherever He places me. I left encouraged, knowing that no matter the season, there’s still so much I can do to reflect His love.

This wasn’t actually my first conference—the first was CTC, which moved me and made me want to learn more. So when I heard about this thing called Devoted, a conference just for women, I was curious to see what it was all about.

From the moment I arrived, I could tell this space was made with women in mind—the pink tones and flowers that decorated the event. But what truly moved me was the rich teaching, the small group reflections, and the warmth of being with sisters in Christ.

After the conference, I felt led to start a small monthly contribution to support GGF’s ministry. It is my way of giving thanks to God and joining in His work through this conference.

I’m already looking forward to the next Devoted conference. I hope more young and older women like me will come to learn what it means to be a devoted woman for our Lord.

Writing this reflection was challenging because Devoted exposed the fact that I have not been living as the woman I was designed to be. While I may have known this, deep down, I did not want to listen. However, hearing the stories of the struggles of my sisters and seeing their radical devotion to the Lord, I am confronted with the fact that I cannot continue in hiding my sin. The only way to be a God-fearing woman who loves and appreciates His creation mandate is to recalibrate my mind to the Word of the Lord; struggling with it till the end.

Devoted really made me reflect on myself in light of God's design. Who am I to hold onto my selfish desires? He made us to be like Him even though we do not deserve it — to embody His character and fill the world with His goodness and glory, be it as a man, woman, single, or married.

Growing up, I always used to think that being a helper meant being like a "kakak" but I learnt through the talks that I was so wrong. Being a helper does not mean we are inferior but it is actually a wonderful role designed specifically for us to build the Church up.

Devoted’s talks really helped me see the wrong assumptions I had which led to a life of individualistic passivity. I’m still learning about how our role as women help the Church so keep me in your prayers sisters and see you next year!

It was incredible to learn and reflect with my sisters in Christ on what it means to be a true helper. I used to lean toward a feminist perspective, thinking I could be the decision-maker in the family, but through the conference, I learned from Scripture that men are called to lead as they imitate Christ, and women reflect the Church by humbly submitting to that leadership. Everything should flow from Christ at the center, and women are called to build up God's Church alongside our husbands, complementing each other.

I also realized the importance of parenting, especially a mother’s role in nurturing her children. God’s Word should take deep roots and transform how we live—leading to us being intentional in raising our children to grow in the faith.

Conferences like this are so needed for Christian women in the Klang Valley as they address issues often not addressed from the pulpit. As Titus 2 teaches, older women should guide younger women in living godly lives, and this conference was a powerful example of that. Thank you again for making this experience possible—it was truly a blessing!

Devoted means a lot to me because I’ve always felt isolated due to past experiences that made me lose trust in women. The night activities and lunch discussions gave me the chance to connect with other sisters and challenged me to reflect on how I can support my sisters better by opening up to them.

The talks were really eye-opening too as I realised that I viewed being a "helper" in a degrading light. Now, I see how men and women are designed to complement each other with different roles and this realization has changed how I view myself as a woman. This wouldn’t be possible without Devoted, so thank you once again sisters!

Devoted was my first ever GGF conference and it was a real eye opener as to what it really meant to be a woman devoted to God. I used to have a negative stigma to what it meant to submit and had a modern progressive worldview — not realizing that God has a specific purpose and design for women.

I learned about the significant differences between men and women; how instead of being against each other in our differences, we’re meant to complement. Since we’ve all been tainted by sin since the fall, we often want to act on our own autonomy. But now I come to see that God’s love is redemptive, self-giving, faithful, and expansive — through God’s love who has saved us, the differences between redeemed men and women of God should reflect God’s holy love toward one another.