About a week ago, my mom and I heard someone use the phrase "a good amount of trouble," and we had a brief discussion on whether or not such a thing exists. My opinion is that whether any amount of trouble can be good depends on whether you're experiencing it or getting into it.
I think that experiencing a certain amount of trouble or adversity can be a good thing. It's not likely to be a pleasant experience, but it can be a growing experience, and that's a large part of the reason why we're here on earth in the first place. This is very little adversity in heaven, from what I hear of it, so part of God's plan included an opportunity to "rough it" on earth for a while. But while we were meant to experience some trouble while we're on earth, God doesn't necessarily want us to get into any.
The person Mom and I heard use the phrase had said that he had gotten into what he called "a good amount of trouble," but I think he was slightly mistaken to call it that. While it was certainly a learning and growing experience for him, I'm willing to bet that he had done some things that God wished he hadn't done. God doesn't want us to get into trouble with our parents or Him, and in that sense, no amount of trouble is good.
It's my opinion that earth has more than enough adversity inherent in it to meet any person's growing needs. If we're somehow experiencing less trouble and adversity than we need to help us grow, God will fix that problem; we don't need to go and make more problems for ourselves. I'm sure that we'll experience plenty of trouble over the course of our lifetimes, even if we do our best to stay out of trouble. There's no need to get into extra trouble to make sure we get a "good amount."
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