Achieving Taqwa is the goal of the Believers:
The difference between man in our Master’s perspective is the amount of Taqwa a person possesses. The amount of knowledge, the amount of status or the amount of wealth means nothing to God if we don’t have Taqwa.
Quran 49:13: "Surely the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous (Taqwa) among you."
God consciousness in any situation by fearing and loving Him, having hope in His mercy while staying obedient to His Commandments (consistently performing worship & rituals) and staying away from His prohibitions. The most important of all is worshiping Him alone without any partners (w/o any sub-god, mini-god, sons/daughters of god, saints as intermediary, etc). The way of directly worshiping and praying/talking to Him is according to how He had taught through His Prophet s.a.w. Without knowledge, a person can be manipulated by syaithan of having a false sense of Taqwa, deviated from what Islam is.
Taqwa varies from person to person. The same person will have different levels of Taqwa on the same day, and from day to day. Knowledge is a compulsory tool towards achieving Taqwa. With more knowledge, you gain more tools in opening up the doors of Taqwa. Without the tools of knowledge, you are unable to open the door.
However the amount of knowledge you possess may not be directly proportional to your amount of Taqwa. Someone might have lots of knowledge, yet has very little Taqwa. Knowledge must be supported with sincerity towards God and His religion. With a good understanding and sincerity towards God, you will able to consistently perform religious deeds. Religious deeds are to maintain your level of Taqwa. Without these daily maintenance, your Taqwa and connection to the Creator will perish. A house without walls, the roof will collapse and you are exposed to danger.
All three at the same time, Knowledge, Deeds and Sincerity to Allah will lead to Taqwa.
Knowledge: You cannot achieve Taqwa without first acquiring knowledge. Knowledge is to guide you on what Allah like (the Good) and dislikes (the Bad). However by only having knowledge does not guarantee Taqwa.
Deeds: Knowledge must be accompanied with action. Some people did lots of good deeds not based on knowledge. Doing "Good" deeds not according to what was prescribed by Allah is not Taqwa.
Sincerity: Deeds must come with sincerity. Deeds based on knowledge but without sincerity, hoping to be praised and having status among the people is not Taqwa.
Obeying His Commands, fulfilling the Fardh/Obligatory worship within the Pillars of Islam.
Observing other "Wajib" commands, eg. respecting parents and elders, earning money by the husband or father for the wife and family, etc.
Additional righteous deeds that pleases Him by performing the Sunnah of the Prophet s.a.w
Any humanly good deeds that are not mixed with Haram elements.
Refraining from what He forbids, i.e. the Haram. Unlawful consumption & practices, bad ugly behavior, etc.
Anything else that is not favorable by Allah (the Makruh).