You are able to imitate God because you are His dear child by adoption.

“Therefore be imitators [mimetes] of God as dear children.” (Eph 5:1)

“For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son” (Rom 8:29)

“having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will” (Eph 1:5)

“For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, Abba, Father.” (Rom 8:15)

“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right [exousia] to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born [gennao], not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” (Jn 1:12-13)

“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.” (Rom 8:14)

“But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.” (Gal 4:4-5)

“And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, Abba, Father!” (Gal 4:6)

“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed [metamorphoo] into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.” (2Cor 3:18)

“whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.” (2Cor 4:4)

“have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him” (Col 3:10)

“Therefore I urge you, imitate [mimetes] me.” (1Cor 4:16)

“Imitate [mimetes] me, just as I also imitate Christ.” (1Cor 11:1)

“And you became followers [mimetes] of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit” (1Thes 1:6)

Reading: Ezek 12-14; Eph 5