Taking things at face value

Yesterday I wrote about my new years resolution and used this expression in a negative sense

That same evening I saw the same expresison in an article used in a positive light. As in things should be taken at face value. Without looking for hidden intentions

I researched it and this expression was “coined” refering to actual coins and meaning “trust the face in the coin”, which represents its value

While not completely wrong, I realized this expression had to do more with trust that I wanted to imply with look beyond. So I replaced it with theres more than meets the eye, which is more generic and conveys better what I meant to say