”At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly. One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!” Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked. The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God. Now send men to Joppa to bring back a man named Simon who is called Peter. He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.” When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants.“ – Acts 10:1-7 NIV

Cornelius is an example of how one doesn’t have to be lawfully devoted to God to be devout. Cornelius was devoted to God at his capacity which was to pray and give generously. He believed that God wanted him to do that and God honored and accepted that as a memorial offering. He was then given a response from God of better defining that relationship through Peter preaching the Gospel. All of that is to say, if you pursue God with all of your capacity, he will honor that and will help you better define that. Or in other words, if you seek God, you will eventually find him.