Plugin update message get status

Hi,

I need some help figuring this out.

I am writing a plugin which is on update message post operation. Triggering attribute is a two options field.   

I am trying to check for the status of the record that it is triggered on before letting it to run the rest of the code. So, I was wondering is there a way to know the status of the record other than selecting status specifically from filtering attributes? Because, I don't want the plugin to be triggered on status change. I tried post image as well, but I am not getting Status in the image for some reason while I get other fields fine. Which is causing some confusion to me in understanding how to get the Status of the record. 

Thanks for any help!