"I Want Junk!"

The other day Lily came to me wanting a snack:
"Mommy, can I have chips?"
"No, no chips."
"Mommy, can I have pop?"
"No, no pop, Lily."
"Mommy, can I have m&m's?"
"No m&ms, either Lily."
"How 'bout gum, mommy..."
"No."
"But, mommy, why come?"
"Because that is all junk."
Getting teary... that bottom lip beginning to quiver..."But mommy, I just WANT junk!"

Made me think of all the things I have whined and complained to the Lord about... when He knows there is so much better for me. I think I want junk.
Yeah, the junk might taste good for a while... but it sure does not satisfy. It fills up a person temporarily, but with nothing valuable.

Lord, protect me from the junk.