Why does God not consult our wishes...?

We tend to forget that God does not manage the universe according to the principles of democracy. The kingdom of God is not a democracy, but an absolute monarchy; God is sovereign; he has total, absolute, and unchallengeable authority over all his creatures. It is not for us to say whether we like God's commandments and laws; it is for us to obey them whether we like them or not, simply because they are the revelation of God's will. To attempt to place God on the same level with ourselves, as if he were responsible to us, or as if we could criticize or question his requirements, is irreverent, irreligious, and wicked.

~ Johannes Geerhardus Vos, The Westminster Larger Catechism: A Commentary, pages 222-23.