Any new habit or change begins with practice. But change is hard. Paul points to the church of Colossae to put on a new way of life. In the same way, we are invited to put on the way of Jesus as we follow Him. Practice does not mean perfection, it means progress and failing forward.
The letter to the Colossians makes it clear; Jesus is supreme, sufficient, preeminent, and over all things. Writing to a church that was facing distorted and false teaching, Paul seeks to set the record straight about who Jesus is, why He is sufficient over any other human philosophy, and what that means for how we should live in every aspect of our lives. Paul helps this young church discover what it means to believe in Jesus and what it looks like to follow Him. What Paul was proclaiming to them is for us as well. When we understand who Jesus is, it changes every aspect of life. All things: In Him, With Him, and For Him.