Your Best Creative Years May Be Just Beginning

The Thriving Christian Artist

The Thriving Christian Artist
Your Best Creative Years May Be Just Beginning
Jun 09, 2026
Matt Tommey: Artist, Best-Selling Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur and Artist Mentor

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Do you ever feel like you started too late, missed your chance, or that your best creative years are already behind you? Friend, I’ve got good news: God is not finished with you. In fact, your best creative years may just be beginning.

In this episode, I’m sharing 5 powerful reasons your best creative season is still ahead — especially if you’re a Christian artist, maker, writer, musician, or creative who feels behind, discouraged, or unsure about what God wants to do through your creativity in this season of life.

After mentoring thousands of Christian creatives around the world, I’ve seen this over and over again: the very things people think disqualify them — age, life experience, failures, delays, detours, and missed opportunities — are often the very things God uses to prepare them for their next season of fruitfulness.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

  • Why your creative calling doesn’t expire
  • Why God’s timeline is often different than yours
  • Why starting later may be part of your preparation
  • How your creativity matures through life experience
  • Why God uses prepared people, not perfect people


If you’ve been wondering, “Am I too old to create?” or “Did I miss my chance?” this video will encourage you to see your age, experience, and story through God’s perspective.

You are not behind.
You are not forgotten.
You are not disqualified.
And you are definitely not too late.

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