Contrary to what most people think, God does not want us to be religious. Jesus did not come to establish a religion. Indeed, He abhorred the religion of His day, which had been corrupted by the rules of men. God wants us to love Him. He has given us free will so that we can love.
Love is always a choice.
If we were all made the same, like robots, we could do all the works God required. However, we could never love Him. My computer does exactly what I tell it to do, but it does not love me or satisfy my need for love. Our responsibility in life is to choose whether or not we wish to love God. If we choose not to love God, we will spend eternity separated from God, in eternal punishment.