Devoted means following the authority of another.
I am devoted to the one who gives me confidence and direction.
My Devotion to the authority and path of my Soul will empower me.
My devotion to the path of another will disempower me and I will need their power to motivate me.
Self-devotion is following the will of my ego self, which is vanity and will be in vain.
Being devoted to another is not a good strategy.
Beloved means connected to my emotional power.
I am beloved by the one who values me with clarity.
I am beloved by my Soul.
My Soul is my connection to my emotional power.
When I am beloved with another who is also beloved, we are both connected to the emotional power of our Souls.
Two beloved empowered Souls share their love with a compassion that expands and grows exponentially.
Two devoted followers need their leader to motivate them as their emotional power is divided between them and is diluted in a contractive way.