It has been said that religion is man's attempt to please God (prove his worthiness).
The problem is, God wants a personal relationship with His creation (and the path is has been cleared, mapped, and maintained), not a vain attempt at covering up our fallen nature (religion).
(NKJV) John 7:37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.
(NKJV) John 7:38 "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
(NKJV) John 7:39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive;
(NKJV) Matthew 11:28 "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
(NKJV) Matthew 11:29 "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
(NKJV) Matthew 11:30 "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."
Risen from the gutter, he whispers hope to Hollywood's junkies - CNN.com
He remains "mad for living," as Kerouac so famously described it. "The problem is," Forrest says, "people have to stay mad for living the whole time." And so, he blends early inspiration with his own hard lessons in the lyrics of "Burn, Burn, Burn," a song he wrote for the documentary:
"Don't have a religion, but I do have faith
Love is the answer to the burnin' ache
'N friends have come, you know, 'n friends have gone
To throw your life away's so f---in' wrong
The trick is to burn, burn, burn but don't burn out."