Problem with two copies of same branch diverging

Hi, Thanks for reading my question.

I have two copies of code checked out at the same branch. Desktop and remote server.

I use an IDE that automatically SFTP transfers each save from the desktop to the remote server, so I can run my changes on the server environment.

At the end of the session, I commit the code on my desktop, do a git push to the repo.

When I look at the server, the code there is identical to what's on my desktop box and what I just comitted and pushed, but, of course, git status thinks it's all modified and wants me to either commit it or stash it. In fact, doing a git log on the server doesn't show my latest push. So I need to pull the changes, but I can't because I have pending stuff.

What's a good git workflow for this save-upload-remote test cycle?

Thanks,