While I was sleeping

There is a famous quote. I am not sure who by, or it's exact wording but it says to the effect, "The only way for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing. Which had me think of this parable.
Mathew 13: 24-30. Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

This lead me to think of all the times I was out of fellowship with the Lord. Whether I had been far away from doing what He wanted from this His servant, or just on a prolonged "coffee break" I was not doing what He desired of me. During that time I think you could say I was sleeping.
It just hit me recently, having gotten back in fellowship, all the oppurtunities I gave the enemy to sow his seed while this good person did nothing, or while this Christian slept!