Not to speak for others, only myself.
I don't believe we are intended to do any works to become born again, or to remain born again, I believe the ONE work that was necessary for our rebirth was Jesus Christ's obedience unto death on the cross.
Your definition of work includes the wording, "in order to achieve a result", so I'd ask, what is the result we are looking for? I would answer I'm looking for God's work to be done in the earth through me. I'm looking to fulfill those works pre-ordained by God, unto which I was created in Christ Jesus. What is the intended outcome? That more people will know God more fully, and in so doing, experience a better life here, in righteousness and holiness, and receive a better resurrection in the world to come.
I study the Scriptures because I want to know God as fully as I can. Is it work? Yes, in that it's something I do. But not to gain God's favor, or to maintain my eternal life (stay saved), rather to know Him, and to cooperate with the renewing of my mind.
Did God download the mind of Christ into us? Interesting question, considering Jesus lives in me, and is working conforming me to be like Him, with His mind. The renewing of the mind, rebuilding my mind away from the flesh mind, towards the mind of Christ.
Regarding "going to God", that's always struck me as a strange thing considering how I live my life. It was when I realized the seriousness of this passage,
Romans 6:10-12 KJV
10) For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
11) Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
12) Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
Being reconciled to God means that we are never separated from Him, and therefore rightly say we are alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Which is to say whatever I think, do, or say, I do in front of my Father, Who is right now paying attention to me, knowing exactly what is happening with me, and infinitely better than I do.
Maybe the idea is in the passage, that we may boldly come before the throne of grace to find timely help, I've found it's good just to stay there. I think this idea of going before the throne of grace has a lot to do with how we think of God, and our relationship to Him, considering that Jesus promised us that Himself, the Holy Spirit, the Father Himself, would live in us.
Romans 8:15-16 KJV
15) For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
16) The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
It's by His Spirit that we cry, Abba, Father, as the Spirit bears witness with our spirit, in crying out to God as our Dear Father. How can we separate the two, His Spirit, and our spirit?
I see the same thing here,
Galatians 2:20 KJV
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
My life is now His life in me.
Let's just live our lives camped out at God's throne, trusting in Jesus, that we are fully reconciled, living in His grace in which we stand.
Much love!