It’s tough out there. For example, the big streaming platforms are pulling back from Nigeria. Budgets are shrinking. Access is drying up. But Nigerian filmmakers are not waiting around. They’re pivoting fast. YouTube has become the new battleground. Creators are finding their audience, telling their stories, and building empires right from their living rooms. No red tape, no gatekeepers. Just raw, relentless creativity. This is a reminder: when one door closes, God can lead creative people to another. And if you’re waiting for perfect conditions before doing your work, you might be waiting forever.
When God gives you a mission, it rarely comes with all the tools neatly packed. Most times, it looks like disadvantage. No budget. No team. No access. But that’s never an excuse to do nothing. Paul was in chains, literal chains. Yet he kept writing. And those letters he wrote from prison became Scripture. That’s how purpose works. It finds a way. You don’t need perfect conditions to begin. What you need is to trust that God is with you, even in the tight places. Creativity isn’t killed by hardship. It often grows best there.
So maybe you feel locked out, by systems, by lack, by rejection. But what if that’s just the setup for something new? Something leaner. Something purer. The goal is to profit and make your mark. The world may not be handing you a stage, but God might be opening a backdoor with a bigger audience. Don’t despise small beginnings. Don’t complain about closed doors. You are not powerless. Like the filmmakers uploading week after week. Monetising directly on YouTube. Use what you have. Don’t cry over what you don’t have. Build what you can. Purpose will find a way if you’re willing to move.
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