Imitation is born out of intimacy, we walk like the one we walk with. Ephesians 5:1-2 5 Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children, 2 and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God. Ephesians 5:8-10 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are