"As He Is So are We." What a thought! John says in I John 3 We shall be like Him because we see Him as He is. This is the key, to be like him you must see Him. Jesus says in John's Gospel, "I will go away, and the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me." How is that possible? Because He also says He will come and make his dwelling in you. You will see Him as He is revealed in you.
Our turning to see Him needs to be internal. He is in you. When He appears in you, you are changed. Your mind, your heart, your being is changed. He is after His Image, His Nature, His character in you. This comes. This is formed in the light of His appearing. Glory to God.