God wants our best

The book of Genesis provides us with very foundational truths. When God
placed our first parents in the garden , they had everything at their disposal except for one: the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. According to God. eating of that tree would have devastating consequences. This was not an arbitrary restriction place on Adam and Eve, it was a loving directive given us by our loving Creator.

Note that this was not God's only directive at that time. Adam and Eve were given the task of overseeing the planet, which gave them a lot to do to keep them busy. The command not to eat of the tree was their only restriction, and yet they doubted God's integrity and chose the way of death over the way of life.

So it is today. God continues to point us in the way of life and warns us of the consequences of bad choices. His directives are not arbitrary. He loves us, and wants the best for us. And we will discover his best as long as we live according to his directives.