"Please pray for me that I can get a job that I can keep, and a safe, decent apartment here in Los Angeles, California."

Lord help Ricky to find a good job which he can keep, and may he do the job as if doing it onto you with a glad thankful heart doing their best. Also send him help needed to find a nice affordable apartment in a good neighborhood. We pray in this Jesus name amen.
Ricky this is the word God has for you today. God Bless you and be of good courage. Read below:

Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
Ephesians 6:7
Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.

When we do the will of the Lord, and be obedient to Him all things are possible, so keep your faith. Listen to your bosses and obey them in what they ask you to do without grudging as long as it concerns your job. Do everything with a grateful happy heart. Don't stand nor sit idle, always find something to do so they see you are a hard worker. Hard workers are rarely fired. Don't act like you are better than you superiors, or your co-workers. For people like that are not well liked, and they can't keep a job for long. Listen to my advice for I didn't get anywhere if it had not been practicing exactly what I'm telling you. This was a good advice given to me by my father, and it worked. I got many promotions by doing as my father told me, and I never lost a job. Now I'm an old person retired for many years, but I know this will work no matter if it was then or today.