The Word for Today devotional by United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) says

Is it not interesting how Jesus could work miracles everywhere except His own hometown? The problem was not the location; it was the attitude of the people.

The Bible says, ‘Coming to his home town, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked.

“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son?” … And they took offence at him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his home town and in his own house is a prophet without honour”’ (vv. 54-57 NIVUK 1984 Edition).

So how did Jesus respond? He left them and moved on! Faith refuses to stay stuck in the past. Beware of ‘I-knew-you-when’ people.

When you let them define your world, they always make it smaller. They will try to keep you stuck at a stage in your life that has passed and gone.

They will try to define you based on who you were, not who you have become - and certainly not, who you may someday be. They will want you to linger with them in memory lane, and rob you of the momentum you need to soar.

They will not permit you to embrace the future. Do not let them. God wants to do great things in your life, but you need to move beyond the ‘good old days’. The past is past; it cannot be rewritten, it can only be replayed repeatedly. It is time to write the rest of your story. The future lies before you like an uninhabited land waiting for the pioneers of destiny to explore it. So forge ahead!