Do you ever have times when you feel like God is working on a particular area in your life? Occasionally, I have those days or weeks when you see God repeating the same lesson. I just had one of those times recently. I was asked to take hours in another department. As we were in the process of putting it in the computer, I discovered that I already had a full day in my own department that day. The manager asked, “Are you sure you want to do the extra shift?” “It will be fine," I said all the while I was thinking to myself I really do not want to do that. I made all sorts of excuses for why I was not honest enough to say what I thought. I do not want to let them down; I have already promised them I would work; I need the extra money. However, the ugly truth was that I was proud. I wanted to “save face." As I was getting ready for work, I was reminded of how much harder my day was going to be because of my own stubbornness and pride. Pride always ...