Not everyone believes it's a gift from God, and not everyone believes in God. For the record.

As for people using their gifts for false reasons, there are those who use their gifts (of charm, knowledge, influence, charisma, etc.) to gain power in all kinds of things--politics, churches, work places, etc.

Anyway, I have always been drawn to the occult and supernatural, even though I'm skeptical about it all (used to be less so).