According to that same shuster article, why might god want us to believe, trust, and obey him even when there is not a reason to do so that we can wrap our minds around
There is not motivation to do as such that we can wrap our brains around since God ought to be the focal point of our lives similarly as the tree was the focal point of the garden. As per Marguerite Shuster, the issue of the world is his issue with the world. Alluding to his own defilement