What keeps us in the game?

I am getting prepared to teach out of Phil 2:1-10 on Sunday, July 5. I have been reading the version from "The Message". I love some of the expressions there. One of them is; "When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! 8 Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn't claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death—and the worst kind of death at that: a crucifixion.Phil 2:7-8 (MSG)

There is something about the idea "...having become human, he stayed human..." that inspires me. It was both and... becoming human and then staying...

First of all I wonder if there are some things I have "become" by obeying His plan for me but I have wimped out on the "staying" part. For me the latter is definitely the bigger challenge.

My Prayer: Father, thanks for what you have done in my life and for giving me the grace to obey you in becoming your child. I know you have designed me uniquely and lovingly with a purpose in mind. Now, help me to "stay in the game" and accomplish what you designed me to do.